One of my favorite public gardens is Dumbarton Oaks, in Georgetown, a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Even though I'm a plant lover, (so many plants, so little time) it's the structures in this ...

Cucumbers grow on vines that can reach 6 to 8 feet long or more, taking up a lot of real estate in your garden. Fortunately, cucumber plants adapt well to growing vertically. We've pulled together a ...

Joel Nunn pulls back a green tarp that serves as his front door. A red SUV is parked on a dirt patch outside, and inside the tarp is wooden flooring he laid himself, a bicycle, building tools, and ...