I went a bit overboard planting herbs this year. I love cooking, but I'd need a restaurant to use all the mint and rosemary I have - even with drying it, handing it out to friends, and using it in recipes. Then I remembered a pretty herb-and-flower arrangement I saw at a friend's dinner party last summer — easy to emulate and a great way to use up more of my bounty. More

This is it, the moment you have been working toward all year long. Mites, bears, stings, sticky hands, and hours of sweating in your bee suit--all of these challenges will seem trivial as you grasp the handle of the extractor, give it a good spin and watch your first batch of honey begin to flow from the spout. How sweet it is indeed. More

Remember the floppy disc pen holder? Brit & Co had the same idea, but for outdoors, with this great looking DIY floppy disk planter that anyone can make with some hot glue and a plant container. I love how she even makes use of the disk label to note the plant type and care instructions. More

Last week, while traveling the coast of Maine (Ogunquit and Kennebunkport), I found myself struck by the many lush and perfectly maintained window boxes. Unfortunately, living in a rented apartment the size of these homes' sheds, I don't imagine outdoor window boxes in my near future (landlord approval might be tough). But then I thought about indoor window boxes, which I can enjoy just as much as the pedestrians outside my windows. More

Name: Loree & Andrew Bohl, plus Lila, our chug (chihuahua pug mix)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Years lived in: 7

I'm very excited to share the outdoor space of Portland gardener Loree Bohl! I stumbled upon her blog, Danger Garden, a couple years back, and have been hooked ever since. I love watching her chronicle her expanding green space and taking us on virtual tours of other likeminded gardeners. I tend to use adjectives like cute, adorable, and cuddly when I share her space with others. Thank goodness my husband is unfazed and usually jumps in the passenger seat when I 'drive' to the site.

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We've seen some clever repurposing of old cribs and baby gates in the home and bringing them outside makes perfect sense. The framework of both crib slats and gates is very similar to garden trellises that you can buy, so why not use what you have instead.

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Summer can be an overwhelming time in the garden, with both flowers & weeds running riot, and edibles and herbs demanding to be harvested, eaten, and preserved. But a garden waits for no one, and there's always looking-ahead to be done. After a vigorous weeding session, sip an Arnold Palmer, peruse a bulb catalogue, and start dreaming of next year… More

There's nothing like hot, dry weather to get you motivated to think about water conservation. And when you picture each rainstorm (although few and far between!) providing potentially hundreds of gallons of free water, a rain barrel starts looking like a no-brainer. More

If you're fighting moderate to severe drought conditions in your yard, you need extra weapons you can add to your arsenal to beat the summer scorch. More

Along with the heat wave that's been beating down most of the country, we've also been experiencing a dry spell. If you're anything like me, you're struggling to find good ways to keep your garden alive without using too much water. Here's one super easy tip that I just learned: More