Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Gomez/Getty Images You may have to hit the garden center or a seed company year after year for your lettuce and tomatoes—but ...

There are multiple reasons to scour around the local nurseries for ground covers. Some you can plant to help choke out unwanted weeds, while others help fill in patchy areas where grass won't grow.

Many common garden flowers are safe to eat. Learn which ones to pick and how to harvest them for your next meal.

You’ve probably noticed grocery prices going up and up lately. One way to combat inflation: Grow our own food—whether in containers, in a vegetable bed in your own yard, or in a community garden. And ...

My backyard is a graveyard, littered with the sad reminders of failed edible perennials. There’s a forlorn square along the western fence that was an attempt at a strawberry bed. A few feet away lies ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Yeah, we're looking at you, Mr. and Mrs. Perennial Lover. You're the ones who planted a whole garden full of perennials a few years back and rarely dig in the dirt anymore, preferring a life of ...

SHOOTING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: Asparagus shoots are one of many edible perennials that grow well in Western North Carolina and can help provide food during the early spring months when annual crops are ...

You may have to hit the garden center or a seed company year after year for your lettuce and tomatoes—but there are a whole lot of edible perennial plants you can add to your garden to enjoy some ...