Leaf mold is one of the best soil conditioners you can use as a gardener, and for a lot of us, the ingredients are sitting on ...

For a show-stopping, scene-stealing spring bulb that no one else in your neighborhood is growing, you're going to want to ...

Pumpkin butter is filled with the warming spices of the holidays. But this recipe elevates the humble spread into pure ...

For a good portion of the United States, rosemary needs to be grown as an annual. Those of us living where winter means serious business have to start our rosemary plants anew each spring. Because I’m ...

If you’re a longtime reader of Rural Sprout, you know my love of Christmas cactuses and talking about how to get them to bloom. If you’re not a longtime reader, you’re probably here out of frustration ...

Everything you ever wanted to know about starting and maintaining a gravel garden, and the plants that do well in one.

From sun up to sun down, bees are doing important work for the health and safety of the hive. Foraging bees will travel up to 5 miles from the colony to gather up pollen for hungry baby bees back at ...

Wasps have earned a reputation for being the absolute jerks of the flying insect community. With menacing looks and an aggressive behavior that fears precisely no one, wasps are equipped with a ...

There comes a point every winter when I’m just done. I’m done with putting on seven layers and fifteen pounds worth of clothing just to stay warm. I’m done with all the heavy, sleep-inducing food. And ...