Tired of forcing your excess garden produce on friends and neighbors? The website Ample Harvest makes it easy for gardeners with extra produce to connect with local food pantries in need of fresh vegetables. More

It's an interesting twist when the outdoors has a little bit of structure so that it feels like an extension of the indoors. That's the case with this kitchen garden in Santa Monica: More

Q: I'm moving to an actual honest-to-goodness house (with yard!) on September 1, and I am so excited to have a real garden for the first time ever.

I know planting season is long gone, but is there any chance I can grow some herbs or vegetables with what's left of the summer? (I live in Texas, so we have an awful lot of summer left...)

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Maybe it's that by this time of year the heat is getting to everyone's heads. Or gardeners are fed up with constant toiling and want to cut loose a little bit. Whatever it is, it seems we all get the giggles when it comes to frisky finds in the garden: More

See these pretty purple flowers on the basil plants? Yeah, they need to go. More

Kraut day is as big a red-letter-day as any around here. It's not determined by us or by the calendar, but simply by when the cabbage is ready to be picked. It is at that time that the sometimes 12-pound heads are cut - enough of them to fill a wheelbarrow - and wheeled into the house. And with this day, the three-week process begins: More

Texas Tomato Cages

• $159.00 for a set of 6
• Texas Tomato Cages

My tomato plants are stretching up towards the sun and preparing for a takeover of the garden. Fortunately I've corraled those soon-to-be-sprawling beasts in Texas Tomato Cages, the best tomato supports I've ever used. They are an investment, but totally worth it. They don't rust; they fold flat for storage; and even summer storms won't knock them over.

20 inches or 24 inches in diameter. 60 inches tall, with optional 24-inch extensions. More

It's nearly July, and across the country, gardens are flourishing in the summer sun. What's your garden like this year? Do you have a pot of mint or basil sitting surreptitiously on a city fire escape? Or a big windowbox full of salad? (Remember these 10 inspiring small-space gardens?) Or perhaps you're blessed with more space, growing potatoes and squash in sprawling beds. Tell us what you're growing this summer, and take a peek at my own city garden. More

Those of you living in Austin, Texas, have one more reason to love your city. Green Bucket Composting is a local service that will pick up your compost and put it to good use on a nearby family farm.

What a perfect and convivial solution for us yard-less and garden-less apartment dwellers, don't you think? More

My home in central Ohio has a small front yard with a wild tangle of shrubs, plants, and trees. My favorite tree is quite small, with a sculptural braid of thin trunks and a canopy slung low, just about eye-height. It is right next to the front walk, and in spring it is covered with white flowers, followed by red berries in June. I always assumed the berries were ornamental — only for the birds, if anyone — but last spring my landlady surprised me. "Juneberries!" she said. "These are the best." More