Cold frame gardening is an effective strategy to extend your growing season. Whether you want to protect your plants from fall frosts or seedlings from spring cold snaps, these boxes are easy and ...

As I am writing this, the ground is covered with snow. The most recent forecast I have heard indicates by the time this column is published, the temperatures will be nearing 60 degrees. This weather ...

Believe it or not, but you can plant vegetables, like carrots and potatoes, in the depths of winter. Here's how to get a head ...

January feels like the dead of winter, but it’s actually a really useful “head start” month. You’re not filling beds yet, you’re setting things up so that when spring does arrive, you’re weeks ahead ...

“In March winter is holding back and spring is pulling forward. Something holds and something pulls inside of us too.” – Jean Hersey, American author What a deliciously cold winter we’ve had.

As soon as the first hints of spring appear, it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of gardening. After months of winter, you might be itching to get your hands in the dirt and start planting.

A plant's hardiness determines how likely it is to thrive in a specific climate, and its important to know so you can plan your garden accordingly. In the Lower Hudson Valley, hardiness zones vary ...