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

Take your kitchen up a notch even if it will never reach top-of-the-line, with these cheap and easy decorating ideas

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

Orchids are the exotic aristocrats of the flower world and can make themselves comfortable in almost any home

Almost foolproof and with cheerful flowers, squash comes in a wide range of varieties to plant in spring

Brighten a room and clean the air with a houseplant that cascades artfully, stretches toward the ceiling or looks great on a wall

Design advice, inspiration and observations that struck a chord this week

Early Americans were bananas about pineapples — and we’re still reaping the benefits of the sweet fruit’s symbolism today

Grow beautiful roses using both ordinary and unusual soil amendments

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