It’s a good time for a project that you’ll be grateful for during growing season.
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A come-back for carob?
Forget its poor-substitute-for-chocolate hippie overtones. Carob has many uses and can supply deep flavor to savory cooking.
A ‘natural design’ garden will attract nature to your garden
Skip the lawn, and let your garden mimic the natural cycles of wildland.
At Panera, you can find out just how sustainable your meal is
The chain has joined a D.C.-based program that calculates the emissions caused in making each meal, with the hope of persuading diners to choose the menu option that helps fight climate change.
And the envelope please: Plants of the year for a very strange year
The Perennial Plant Association and the All-America Selections have named their picks.
Maine Gardener: Don’t delay in submitting seed orders
Start scouring those seed catalogs before everything sells out.
Green Plate Special: Pare down a packed spice rack to these essentials
Chefs weigh in on the dozen spices to bring to a desert island.
Maine Gardener: Blessings in the garden – and otherwise
In a tough year, the garden has helped.
Green Plate Special: Twizzlers, Fritos and a stiff drink – the birthday girl indulges
Happy Birthday, Ms. Green Plate Special!
Maine Gardener: Gifts for the gardener in your life
They’ll thank you later for seeds, tools or a gift certificate to a local nursery.