Sweeten your dining table with surprising flavors of banana cultivars while adding tropical flavor to your garden

These herbs, vegetables and fruits are just as happy in a pot as they are in the ground

Readily available, beautiful and fragrant, apple trees offer four-season interest along with crisp, juicy fruit

This U.S. native plant — also called Eastern sweetshrub, Carolina allspice and strawberry shrub — is an aromatic and a visual treat

Ripe for some citrus fertilizer know-how? This mini guide will help your lemon, orange and grapefruit trees flourish

You can get a taste of country life by line-drying your laundry, growing some produce or going whole hog with the critters

Let’s celebrate the homegrown fruits and vegetables of the season. Post your pictures and tell us about your harvest

Kids, pets and countless guests needn’t fear messing up this relaxed but pulled-together vacation home

Change kids’ behaviors, not your entire house, to keep the designs you like and prepare children for reality

A palette of perfumed plants can transform even the smallest of gardens into a sensory delight