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Control freaks (guilty!) can sometimes have conniption fits out in the garden, where everything from the weather to the worms simply cannot be tamed. But a DIY raised garden bed? In many ways, it’s ...

What are the advantages of raised beds? Better Drainage: A raised bed permits plant roots to develop in soil held above water-logged, potentially contaminated, or compacted sites. You can easily ...

This is how I build a Hugelkultur raised bed vegetable garden or, in other words, mound culture/hill culture whereby soil is mounded over logs, sticks, and other organic materials to create a superior ...

Covering raised beds in winter gives your garden a spring head start. Learn when to cover, how to do it, and which materials ...

Recently, my wife and I faced an unexpected problem: garden shame. We were preparing to host a large gathering of neighbors at our house — a meeting to discuss sensitive environmental and community ...