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WASHINGTON — You don’t need dirt to have a green thumb. It turns out, you can grow a pretty wild garden in a few cups of gravel. Richard Campbell, of Ellicott City, Maryland, has been gardening sans ...

A gardener raises plants for their beauty, a botanist studies them for their biology, but in anyone who tends a garden there’s the soul of a scientist. Plants grown for delight also invite inspection ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Emily Green, our columnist on drought-tolerant gardening, says it better ...

The phrase “gravel garden” doesn’t resonate with Jeff Epping, although he’s a leading proponent of adopting this planting style, which is beautiful and exceptionally resilient. “I’ve never liked the ...

To gardeners who encounter stone and gravel while planting, the idea of a gravel garden might seem ludicrous. Yet, rocks and gravel improve drainage, and veteran gardeners know how well tiny ...

The uniquely-styled, one-of-a-kind Hillside Waterwise Garden at Reiman Gardens will attract national attention when it is featured in the U.S. Botanic Garden’s new exhibit “Celebrating New American ...

Although we often think of Joanna Gaines as simply an interior designer, the "Fixer Upper" star really understands design outside of the home too. Over the years, she has showcased her skills in the ...