Gardening Launch Pad

Playgrounds are a memorable part of our youth, but make sure it is for the right reason and not because of an injury. See why your kids can benefit from rubber mulch.

The administration insists the levels are within acceptable limits.

By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of...

Want an easy, short and minimal elevation gain hiking trail in the Puget Sound area? Try one of these best short and winter friendly hikes.

Scientists have discovered the world's first 'self-watering' plant in Israel's Negev desert – one of the driest regions on earth.

Before you can even make any decisions about the colors and flowers you want to use you need to consider the location of your garden.

Academics have claimed that moving away from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle was 'the worst mistake in history'. But are they right?

The New York Botanical Garden kicks off a summer-long exhibition called “The Edible Garden” next weekend when Martha Stewart, Dan Barber, and Johnny Iuzzini, among others, will give gardening tips and cooking presentations.

After millions of years of evolution and development, an enormous number of different plant variations have been created.

When winter comes many people start thinking of buying the new houseplants.

Tea plants prefer a tropical or sub-tropical climate, but you could still grow tea in cooler climates. Grow the tea in a pot and bring it in during winter; or grow the tea in a greenhouse.

Be careful in handling the new chilli plant; use the seed leaves and not the developing stem because the later would make them die.

OK, so they won't really get far on lawn maintenance, but they'll get to pretend to be just like Mom and Dad with this fun water toy from

When it comes to finding the best ceramic bird feeders, it can be a tough. Often, people will only shop for price alone. But this is not always the best way. This is a great resource for wholesale buying.

"Substantial progress" has been made in the sustainability of Canada's farming practices over the past 20 years, judging by the quality of its cropland's soils compared to their productivity, according to a new think-tank report.

Every man-made fiber we wear, sit on, cook with, drive in, are by-products of the petroleum industry -- all of which could be replaced by hemp.