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Organic Beekeeping for Beginners: Which Hive is Best?

An introduction to organic beekeeping, including a demonstration of a rather unusual hive.
10 Online Gardening Communities You Should Join

Have a gardening question, but no friends who garden? The Internet is filled with forums for every gardening topic imaginable that you can turn to when looking advice.
5 Creative IKEA Hacks for the Garden

Hack these IKEA products into something new for your garden.
Make Your Own Plant Tags From Discarded Fountain Drink Cups

Upcycle fountain drink cups into plant tags to label your seedlings and plants.
Grow Alliums for Spring Blooms Deer and Squirrels Won't Eat

The ornamental cousins of onions grow beautiful blooms deer don't like, but you'll fall in love with.
The Do's and Don'ts of Backyard Composting

Follow these simple rules for composting success.
6 First Aid Tips to Help Trees After a Storm

For Arbor Day, learn how to show damaged trees the love they deserve.
These 5 Self-Watering Planters Make Vegetable Gardening Easy

Eliminate the guesswork of when to water your container garden with these five examples of self-watering planters
4 DIY Compost Bins You Can Build in One Day (VIDEO)

Save money on a compost bin by building your own. You can recycle wooden pallets, trash cans, barrels and cinder blocks for these projects.
Giant Rings Unveiled to Herald 100 Days Until Olympic Games

Giant Olympic rings around the country mark 100 days to go until London's 2012 Olympics begin.
Why Carrots are Orange (And 5 Non-Orange Carrots to Grow in Your Garden)

The first carrots grown by farmers and gardeners were not orange. So why is orange the predominant color available today?
3 Compost Bins for Small Spaces

Composting doesn't have to be ugly. Here are three solutions to composting in small spaces.
Outlaw Chicken Keepers Keep the Faith in Nashville

Backyard chickens may be trendy, but in some cities they are still illegal. But that doesn't stop some would-be chicken keepers.
3 Lightweight Fabric Planters for Easy, Portable Container Gardens

Container gardens don't need to be heavy and expensive. Fabric planters make container gardening easy for small space gardens, and gardeners on a budget.
Garden On Wheels Offers Easy, Flexible Gardening for Seniors and Urbanites

A basic, wheelbarrow-like raised bed garden is a neat solution for those with no space or little strength.
Lost in London is a Magazine about the Beauty of London and Its Trees

This lovely London magazine is about finding the country in the city.
10 Tomatoes to Grow in Your Container Garden

While it's true that you can plant any tomato in a container, some work better than others. Here are some recommendations for tomatoes to grow in your container garden.
London "Suffers" Through Drought Restrictions

They call it a hosepipe ban, we call it no watering your lawn.