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Propagating African violets is an easy way to multiply your collection for free. Learn how to start leaf cuttings in water or potting soil.

No-till gardening is a low maintenance technique that eliminates the need for digging or overturning your soil. The method improves soil quality, yields less weeds, and reduces soil erosion, making a garden that serves you, your plants, and the organisms in your soil.

We've rounded up the best beginner gardening advice from the experts. "There’s always another growing season around the corner."

The following is excerpted from our newsletter, “Sunset 101: The Ultimate Guide to Raised Beds.” To find out more about Sunset’s newsletters, click here. Beth Syphers didn’t always want to be a flower farmer. Growing up in a 900-square-foot house with 11 other siblings, the Oregon florist initially pursued a medical career. But farming was […]

Courtesy Beth Sypher / Crowley House Flower Farm When trying to pick spring bulbs, look to your living space for inspiration. Deanna Kizis  –  July 29, 2021 Tell me if this rings a bell: Labor Day is in sight, and you want to plant some spring bulbs in the fall. So, you click on your favorite bulb purveyor’s website and are hit in the kisser with a riot of color—easter-egg-yellow narcissus, Legally Blonde-pink lilies, electric-blue irises and lipstick-red tulips...