Jerusalem artichokes are a perennial vegetable that originate from North America. The plant is really simple to grow and its tubers have a sweet and nutty taste. Also often called sunchokes, it is a ...

Gardening is no longer just about rows of tomatoes and boring lettuce. This season, it’s time to shake things up and let your ...

They don't often let me go to the supermarket unless it’s just to get a newspaper or a bag of ice, because I always end up spending too much time there. Not exactly buying things, but just looking at ...

One of the enduring lessons of gardening life is to remember the recommendations of other gardeners. More than a year ago, musician and edible gardening consultant Lauri Krantz told me that she was ...

Most gardeners think of vegetables as crops that you plant each spring, harvest each summer and yank out in fall to start all over the next year. Unbeknownst even to many veteran gardeners, a fair ...

The Four Corners potato may be small — no bigger than a copper penny — but this starchy, edible tuber is mighty, having survived in the wild landscapes of southern Utah for nearly 11,000 years. Packed ...

Previously, we have written about the importance of sunflowers in a native garden. If you can only plant one plant, plant a sunflower as you get so much value in one plant: beauty, habitat value, and… ...

Among the most beautiful of flowers, dahlias are also edible! Most people don’t realize that dahlias are a close New World relative of both sunflowers and Jerusalem artichokes. In addition to the ...

Q: I planted a cinnamon vine in San Francisco this spring and I'd like a second one. Can I grow a cutting made from the stem? A: Cinnamon vine, so named for the scent of its small whitish flowers, is ...