Latest from Flori Meeks Hatchett

We often hear that one-size-fits-all approaches don’t work very well when it comes to education, healthcare, leadership, and any other number of important endeavors. Well, we have something to add to that list: fertilizing your garden.  The phosphorus-rich fertilizers that...

They’re beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow: What’s not to love about growing coneflowers?Also known as echinacea, coneflowers are a fantastic flower choice if you’re a gardening beginner, live in a warm climate, or if you find yourself irresistibly drawn...

Talk with people who garden, and many of them will tell you they consider the time they spend outdoors digging in the earth, tending to new life — even plucking out weeds — as their form of therapy. There is...

Imagine pulling together ingredients for a meal you’re about to prepare. You find meat in the refrigerator, rice in the pantry, and the herbs and vegetables you need just beyond your back door, ready for harvest. That’s how a kitchen...

For some who garden, the magic of seed saving is every bit as fulfilling as seeing their plants thrive and enjoying their harvests.  Saving seeds — the practice of collecting and storing seeds from your garden to grow in future...

There's nothing quite like the experience of biting into sweet, juicy, freshly picked strawberries. And the good news is that you don't need a sprawling garden to enjoy them.  Strawberry plants do very well as container crops. Growing them takes...

Ever heard of plants that sacrifice themselves to save your prized veggies? It's not science fiction; it's what happens when you employ a valuable gardening technique called trap cropping.

With all of the tender loving care that goes into a garden, not to mention the hard work and financial investment, it’s heartbreaking to think about losing it all to a hurricane or tropical storm.

This casual, unfussy approach to gardening calls for scattering seeds over soil and seeing what happens.

Ever wish you could multiply your plant collection without breaking the bank? It’s doable: Plant swaps are the secret weapon of budget-savvy gardeners.