Leaves are a gardener's best friend. Consider their landscape value; leaves from one large tree can be worth as much as $50 worth of fertilizer. Leaves have twice as many minerals as manure. When they ...

I have written before about how I make leaf mold in my garden. But today, I thought it would be useful to share how I use the leaf mold that I make since I have been asked about this a few times ...

There will come a day when your gardening labor, time, money and emotional attachment will be a blow to your ego. I can already hear you guys muttering “Those days have already come,” or “Nope, I’ve ...

A surprising gardening technique challenges traditional care methods and suggests a new way to unlock better flavor, ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

There are a lot of leaves outside my window, and I’m guessing your view might be similar. This carpet of dead foliage is often viewed as a nuisance, but it can be an important component in the garden.

Have you ever considered your plants can get sunburned, just as we do? Leaf scorch is a common problem for gardeners and houseplant lovers during hot summers. At it's very basic meaning, it's exactly ...

Is your fiddle leaf fig dropping all its leaves for no apparent reason? Here's what's going on and what to do about it.

Leaf mold! Ick. Just the sound of "leaf mold" makes germaphobes grimace. But when the process of making it is done right, leaf mold can be gold in the garden. Another term for leaf mold would be ...

A picture of leaves with leaf spot disease. - Boyloso/Shutterstock Have you noticed discolored spots or lesions on the leaves of your plants? This could be leaf spot disease, and it's wreaking havoc ...

New research has found when plant leaves physically touch each other, they seem to form a biological signalling network to ...