The Spirituality of Gardening

By changing how we garden to encompass spiritual principles, we can drastically change our ...

Creating a Forest Apothecary Garden to Manage Anxiety

Take your outdoor self-care to the next level this spring. Explore how creating a forest ...

An Appalachian Guide to Planting by the Moon

Appalachian folk practices offer wisdom as the growing season arrives—learn how to work your ...

Practicing Positivity

Marcus Bridgewater is the author of How to Grow, a self-help book written from the lens of the ...

What’s in Jo Dunbar’s Herbalist Garden?

Jo Dunbar’s holistic approach combines herbal medicine with hypnotherapy, diagnostic tests, ...

Just Say No Mow

Discover the risks and lost opportunities of the so-called perfect lawn.

Book Review: Secrets From a Herbalist’s Garden

7 Essential Medicinal Mints You Can Grow and Use in Teas

Discover the medicinal mints you can easily grow in your own yard—and use to fight anxiety, ...

A Gardener’s Awakening

Michael Pollan discusses his new book, exploring the relationship between humans and three plant ...

5 Ways Gardening Is Good for Your Mental Health

Gardening is a lifelong practice that provides countless mental and physical health benefits.

Gardens of Grief, Gardens of Grace

A grief garden provides natural healing, connecting you with those who are no longer living.

The Well-Gardened Mind: A Psychiatrist’s View on the Healing Power of Nature

We dig in with author Sue Stuart-Smith. “When we sow the soil, we plant seeds of healing within ...

Podcast: Sue Stuart-Smith on the Well-Gardened Mind

Cultivating a literal garden is a way to also cultivate a thriving mind, says this prominent ...

12 Ways of Looking at a Garden

“Here are 12 permaculture principles to begin with, gathered from permaculturists of the land, ...

A Mind Shaped by Gardening

Adapted excerpt from The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith. (Copyright © 2020 by Sue ...