Flower gardens are great, but everyone who wants to improve their cooking skills really needs a kitchen garden. Here are some ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), the first update since 2012. The new map shows that most of the country, including New York State ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. If you are like me, you buy new perennials, trees and shrubs every year. Most plants sold locally are hardy, but not all. It’s good to know the “zone ...

While many of the nuts we may be most familiar with require warm climates to grow, there are plenty that can be grown in cooler climate zones. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and ...

My first garden was in Lake Placid. It was 2-feet-by-2-feet.