Winter gardening can be a great way to keep growing fresh vegetables and herbs even as temperatures drop. A simple cold frame is a practical tool that helps protect your plants from frost and cold ...

The first frost doesn’t have to be the final curtain for your garden. Imagine pulling crisp spinach and snappy carrots in December, or harvesting fresh kale in January while your neighbor’s plot ...

A cold frame is one of the most invaluable things a gardener can own during the winter. It offers a safe place for tender plants to overwinter, provides a growing environment to start seeds where ...

Cold frame gardening is an effective strategy to extend your growing season. Whether you want to protect your plants from fall frosts or seedlings from spring cold snaps, these boxes are easy and ...

Building a cold frame is a cheap and clever step to improve your garden in its earliest stages. Planting flower and vegetable seeds in a cold frame, where they are protected from cold spring winds, ...

TINO CARNEVALE: I love gardening in a cool climate. You can grow such a diverse range of plants - but there is a down side. During the winter months, many plants, like broccoli here, really do well ...

Clasp two window-well covers together for an easy-to-assemble, inexpensive cold frame design. Utilize any of these eight cold frame plans this winter for building cold frames in your garden. Repurpose ...

Getting impatient to get out in the garden? A cold frame is a simple way to get a jump on both ends of the season. It can be used to harden off seedlings before they are planted in the garden, store ...

Winter gardening sounds like a daredevil sport. Frost nipping at your nose, icy winds trying to sabotage your seedlings, and yet, some plants thrive while you're bundled in three layers of clothing.

It's late winter and it’s the time of year when gardeners want to start planting something. Anything! Although vegetable and flower seeds can be started indoors, that process requires a fair amount of ...