(StatePoint) Fairly easy to construct and even easier to maintain, raised garden beds are a great way to raise plants and vegetables in the comfort and convenience of your backyard. In a recent ...

Using treated landscape timbers in vegetable gardens has been a controversial subject for many years. Some of the worry comes from the scary-sounding name of the chemical commonly used as a ...

What if you want a vegetable garden, but don’t have a backyard large enough to till up a spot for it? Or perhaps you are cursed with non-draining red clay or sandy soil that dries out quickly.

Q: About 12 years ago, I converted my rear garden into a series of timber raised beds (using Hart’s ‘Forest Garden’ layers method – fruit trees underplanted with vegetables). The timber has now ...