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To Preserve & Serve

HERBS CAN BE USED ALL YEAR IF YOU PRESERVE AND PREPARE THEM PROPERLY.

MUSCLE & JOINT PAIN SALVE

MADE FROM ONLY THREE HERBS, THIS SALVE STILL PACKS A MASSIVE PAIN-RELIEVING PUNCH.

Heal My Aching BONES

HERBS CAN OFTEN HELP CALM MUSCLES, TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS, AS WELL AS SOOTHE THE BODY'S PAINS.

Foraging for Natives

TAKE A LOOK AROUND; MEDICINAL HERBS ARE EVERYWHERE.

What's Best for STRESS?

NATURE HAS PROVIDED PLENTY OF HELP TO COMBAT EVERYDAY TENSION AND ANXIETY.

A HIDDEN SANCTUARY

Creative energy abounds in this zone 8 Oregon garden. With an abundance of nature's beauty and manmade structures and art, it's easy to be inspired by the hard work that's gone into making this backyard retreat where Meredith and Donald Hilderbrand designed and built the home and gardens.

Add Quick Fall Color with Containers

Even as the rest of your garden starts to slow down in fall, there's still time to add a splash of color with a couple of high-impact containers.

HOW TO PRESERVE FRESH GARDEN HERBS

THE GROWING SEASON MAY BE ENDING SOON, BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR HERBS ALL YEAR!

NEIGHBORLY CURB APPEAL

This flower-filled garden supplies a three-season show everyone can enjoy.

Marvelous Marigolds

Don't overlook this tough, colorful annual.

Plants Pollinators Love

If you're trying to make your garden more pollinator friendly, knowing which plants to grow is key.

GARDEN ESSENTIALS

TOOLS THAT MAKE FALL GARDEN WORK EASIER

Free Feed

Pumpkins are safe for livestock and are readily consumed. Here are some ways to turn leftover pumpkins into a nutritious feedstuff on your farm.

MEANT ΤΟ FERMENT

This guide will have you perfectly fermenting every time.

Chicken HARVEST

Process your own birds with this helpful guide.

STORING YOUR Harvest

Root cellaring can extend your harvest and provide a rainbow of fresh colors and flavors to your kitchen throughout the winter.

PROJECT FARM

Build a lean-to greenhouse onto an existing structure to add to your growing space.

STORAGE Guide

Store these fruits and vegetables well past fall into late winter; then your early spring garden can take over.

Big-Picture Pest Management

Insecticides have historically been among the first tools we’ve reached for to save crops from insect damage, but integrated pest management experts stress that these should be considered only as a last line of defense. Fortunately, now more effective ways exist to wrangle insect pests and minimize the damage they can do.

Processing a Slaughter Hog

Butchering hogs can be a family event that teaches essential skills while also making the process less stressful for the animal.

Marry Me Chicken

This skillet chicken recipe with sun-dried tomato and an oregano cream sauce is so good that it's liable to inspire nuptial invitations!

Meet Maya Marie

In Brooklyn, New York, Maya Marie grows food in her backyard and in borrowed spaces and teaches others to do the same.

LIMBER TIMBER

You won't have to lumber over that brush pile with these tips.

GATE KEEPERS

Livestock fencing keeps your animals in and predators out.

Adventuring Into Herbalism

Gardening is a journey that offers intriguing detours

HANS HANSEN

The hybridizer

Memories to Share

WE CAN GROW TREASURED PLANTS TO HONOR THE GARDENERS WHO TAUGHT US

'JAMES ROOF' GARRYA

Espalier shows this unique shrubs' drooping catkins to best effect

contain your ENTHUSIASM

Pots are the place to experiment, says expert designer Christina Lalwitz

Some Like It HOT

THESE 12 ROSES SAIL THROUGH STEAMY WEATHER-EVEN THAT OF SOUTH FLORIDA