10 Neat Things

Nigella has a way of appearing just when the garden needs it most. While everything else is still low and tentative, it rises in a

Gardeners share advice generously, but much of it was never meant to travel far from the conditions it came from. What works in one soil,

Carrots look simple, but they don’t behave that way. Most of the trouble comes from treating them like every other crop. Once you understand their

Early spring is a critical moment for bees, even if most people barely notice what is in bloom. Colonies are coming out of winter depleted

The season is turning, but winter is not quite ready to let go. Across much of the country the snow is melting in the afternoon

Onions (Allium cepa) are one of the earliest vegetables gardeners plant each spring. They grow happily in cool weather and reward early attention with full,

They do not look like much at first glance. No leaves. No blooms. Just a tangle of roots and a few woody canes wrapped in

Sparrows are among the birds most closely tied to gardens, even if we do not always think of them that way. They forage under shrubs,

The ZZ plant is everywhere, yet strangely anonymous. It sits quietly in offices, apartments and waiting rooms, looking polished and unbothered, even when no one