If industrial-strength pallets don’t come your way and you’re not up for a woodworking project, reader Mark shared his success constructing five raised beds out of cinder blocks stacked two high ...

You walk outside with your morning coffee, ready to check on those tomatoes that were almost ripe yesterday. Instead, you find half-eaten stems and scattered leaves. Sound familiar? If you're ...

Everyone wants a lush, blooming garden—but not everyone has the space to dedicate to in-ground garden beds. Whether you're just starting to flex your green thumb or are dealing with tight lawn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Raised garden beds Nothing’s tastier than tomatoes picked fresh off the vine, but maintaining a vegetable garden can be hard work, ...

Learn how to build a garden fence to keep animals out while adding beauty and functionality to your growing space with a durable garden fence that won’t break the bank. When we moved into our new home ...

Raised beds can make gardening easy for a number of reasons. They warm up faster in the spring, they are easier to weed and maintain, and they give a garden a nice, organized look. Also, the soil does ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With our short growing season here in Northeast Ohio, the first step in planning a vegetable garden is to find the outdoor space with the most sun. The next step is to figure out ...

Using Straw Wattles in the Garden, Steve Upson shows us a Tire Bunker Planter Raised Bed, Casey takes a modern look at a Fire Pit Ring Raised Bed, Steve Owens shows us his Wattle Fencing in Home ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Spring is here, and those of us who garden are thinking about what we are going to do in our gardens this year. Some of us are very familiar with using raised beds for gardening. If you are ...