Everything was going so well in your garden…until your uninvited guests showed up and ate everything. While you wouldn’t mind if the deer and rabbits just came to admire your flowers, it’s not so nice ...

If you’re a gardener you’ve probably been the victim of rabbits or deer at one point or another. But planning ahead and choosing flowers that are somewhat rabbit or deer resistant in the first place ...

Butte County offers an abundance of beautiful places to live. Our urban areas are surrounded by farmland, open space, foothills and the Sierra Nevada and along with this wildland interface comes ...

Q: I would like to know which shrubs are deer-resistant, and maybe rabbit-resistant, too. Also slow-growing. I have two 35-foot sections of fence that have raised beds in front of them. A: You used ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Laura Motley Any serious gardener will spend countless hours planning and ...

The minimalist infrastructure of the straw-bale garden, rising from the earth like something Maya Lin might design if she worked in straw instead of granite. … but our independent journalism isn’t ...

Home vegetable gardens have grown in popularity over the last couple of years. Here’s a selection of raised garden beds that will yield plentiful plants in any outdoor space that gets at least eight ...

You don’t need a sprawling lawn to be a gardener. Any outdoor space — be it a balcony or small patch of grass — can be home to a raised garden bed. Though useful for all gardeners, they’re especially ...

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 ...