Ewww... What's that Smell?
Before you point the finger at a skunk or start looking around for dirty socks, consider that the source of a bad odor might just be . . . a flower. Some plants are known for their bold, beautiful blooms. Others are known for their sweet, luscious fruit. There are a few plants, however, that are famous for something less romantic: A foul, offensive odor. Here are a few putrid plants to ponder.

Holiday Plants: How Safe are They?
Are poinsettias really that toxic? Learn the truth behind the health risks of some popular holiday plants.

A Thorny Problem
Musk Thistle Plants: How to Control This Prolific Weed How to prevent and get rid of this European import.

Mulching Tips For the Organic Gardener
Late fall is a good time to mulch - and protect your outdoor plants. Learn more.

Best Gardening Weather?!
What state has the best gardening weather? Sunny days, warm temperatures, and enough rain to keep the plants growing. Where is this perfect spot?

U.S. Plant Hardiness Zones
A must-for all gardeners! Know your hardiness zones to select the right plants for your garden!

How to Build a Green Roof
Here are a few practical hints for greening your roof.

Plant for Taste
Looking for something else to grow and eat besides vegetables? Consider adding flowers to your list of potential snacks, or as additions to your salad bowl. Here are a few tips and rules for your health, when it comes to munching on flower blossoms.

What is aloe good for?
Aloe, a popular houseplant, has a long history as a multipurpose folk remedy.

A Gardener's Guide to Frost
How to predict when it's coming and what to do about it It's fall. Temperatures begin to cool down, but your gardens still look so nice. How do you know when frost may hit ? Learn the signs and precautions you should take.

5 Easy Ways to Add Some SPRING to Your February
Spring fever taking over? Here are five easy ways to help make spring seem a little closer.

Favorite Fall Flowers
Don't let the end of summer stop your gardening. Get ideas on what to plant now as fall gets closer and closer.

Houseplants Anyone Can Grow
You don't need a green thumb to grow these hearty houseplants.

Are You Ready for Spring Gardening?
Find out what you can do now to prepare. As winter begins to give way to spring, find out what you can do now to prepare for a new season of gardening.

Don't Become Blue: Easy Tips for Growing Blueberries
10 tips for growing blueberries

Average Frost Dates
From the 2009 Farmers' Almanac From the 2009 Farmers' Almanac

Bringing Herbs Indoors
If your area has not had a killing frost yet, you may still have time to bring your herbs indoor for year-round fresh ingredients.

Getting Rid of Slugs and Snails
Are slugs and snails attacking your gardens? Rid your garden of these pests naturally and easily with some tips from the Farmers' Almanac.

Cure for Kids' Cabin Fever
Entertain your children with these fun indoor garden activities.

7 Pet-Proof Garden Tips
For a nicer garden and happier pet. Is the family dog trampling on your newly planted flower garden? Are neighborhood cats using your garden as a litter box? Check out our top tips for keeping pets out of gardens.

Banana Peels Can Even Shine Your Shoes
They can do a lot of other things too. Learn more.

Rain, Rain, Go Away ...
Making the Most of a Wet Summer Don't let wet weather keep you out of the garden this summer!

What is a Shamrock?
The shamrock is more than a symbol of luck, it has vast religious and historical meaning to St. Patrick and his followers.

5 Ways to Landscape without Going Broke
Tricks and tips on ways to cut costs but enjoy your yard more.

The Legend of the Poinsettia
The Flower of Christmas Eve Poinsettias are a true holiday tradition. But just how did this seasonal plant become the flower of Christmas Eve?

Battling Tomato Blight
Don't let your garden get decimated by late blight.

Vegetables that Liked this Summer's Soggy Weather
Why Cabbage and Broccoli are a Gardener's Best Friend

Got a Headache? Try this herbal relief.
Check out this natural cure for common headaches.

Dandelion: Friend or Foe?
Are dandelions taking over your lawn? Instead of spraying them, maybe you should pick them.

How to Start a Flower Garden
Add Beauty to Your Life by Growing Flowers- An Easy-to-Follow Plan for Starting a Flower Garden.

15 Easy Water Saving Tips
For Inside and Outside Saving water is a great way to live more resourcefully. Check out our Farmers' Almanac water conservation tips here.

Put your Roof to Work
You don't need a big yard to have a nice garden. Try using your roof for planting vegetables, herbs and more.

Starting Seeds Indoors
If you're anxious to get outside in the garden, but the temperatures are still too cold, why not go ahead and start seeds indoors?

Extend Your Growing Season
Mini-greenhouses, cold frames, and other ways to grow in cold weather.

Tired of Herbs? Plant for Pets!
Get kids involved with the garden this year. Plant a pet or zoo garden.

The Powers of Vinegar
Running out of household ideas that are simple and inexpensive to do? Try opening your closet and digging out that bottle of vinegar.

Eat Your Colors!
Eating a rainbow of colors can improve your health.

5 Fun Cures for Spring Fever
Is the ideas of warm weather making you anxious to get outdoors? Check out some fun ways to enjoy spring, even if you still have snow outside.

How to Keep Pests out of your Garden, Naturally.
Learn how to naturally discourage deer, slugs, moles, and other pests from visiting your garden.

8 Ways to Keep Your Pets Safe this Holiday Season
Pets, like children, can get in harms way during the holidays. Make sure your home is safe.

The BEES of War
Did you know that bees were once used as weapons in many wars?

Secret Health Benefits of Garlic
Eating garlic every day may not only keep the vampires away; it may actually improve your health.

How to Dry Gourds
When should you pick gourds? How can you dry them to use for crafts and decorations?

Top 10 Things to Do Now for a Better Garden Later
April gardening tips Spring is here. Get your garden in shape now!

Natural Sources for Essential Vitamins and Minerals
Looking to eat healthier? Find out which foods provide the vitamins and minerals you need.

Fall Garden Cleanup Checklist
Here’s a basic checklist to use as you put your gardens to bed for the year.

How much do you know about eggs?
Are brown eggs better? What does grade AA mean when talking about eggs? Find the answers and more here.

Stevia: A Natural (and Unknown) Sweetener
Stevia is very sweet, has no calories and is easy to grow. Try it.

How Fall Chores Can Make you Healthier
Fall is a time for raking, splitting wood and more. Find out how these chores can actually be good for you.

Easy Ways to Save Seeds
Garden Seed Harvesting Love your cucumbers this year? Learn how to save their seeds and plant them next year.

How to Plant a Flower Garden
Easy to follow stpes for beginners. Flowers add color, beauty, and cheer to yards and landscapes everywhere. Here are some good tips on how to get started.

Recycle Your Christmas Tree
The holidays are here and so is one of the best times of the year for watching your waste.

Fight Allergies Naturally
Ease the sneeze with these allergy-busting home remedies

Hungry? Think Blue!
July is National Blueberry Month. July is the best time to eat more blueberries. They're healthy, patriotic, and tasty!

How to Deal with Household Pests
Mice making a home in your garage? Houseflies causing havoc in your kitchen? Get useful tips on ways to deal with pests here.

Childproofing for the Holidays
Before you dress your children in their best holiday clothes, you may want to call grandma and ask her to put the hard candies and breakable ornaments away.

What is Earth Day?
April 22 is Earth Day. Ever wonder how and why Earth Day became a holiday of sorts?

Learn How to Harvest your Vegetables
Garden growing nicely? Know what to look for before you harvest? Get some harvesting tips here.

Say “I Do” to Green: Earth-Friendly Tips for Your Wedding Day
Move over "white." Green is becoming the color of weddings. Learn how to turn your wedding green.

How to Grow Flowers Indoors
Here's a simple pick me-up for the winter doldrums that will bring some spring indoors!

Best Greenified Business Idea Winner
Personal Training Company Turns Water Into Green Winnings Check out how this company eliminated water bottles, recycles water, and wins the Best Greenified™ Idea Contest.

Plant a Fall Garden
Make Gardening Season Last Longer Summer is winding down but gardening season can continue into the fall. Find out how.

Winter Preparedness Safety Tips
Along with cold weather, winter can often bring a series of dangerous situations. Be prepared for Mother Nature's worst weather! Find valuable tips and be prepared by reading our story here.

Which Gas-Sipping Scooter is Right for You?
As fuel prices escalate, Americans are joining the rest of the world riding gas-sipping motor scooters.

Flower and Plant Exchange
May 8, 2006 7:23 AM

Hanging Basket Plant Care Tips
August 2, 2006 8:05 AM

Shoo Deer! You bother me!
June 16, 2008 11:41 AM

Planting Easter Lilies in the Flower Garden
April 17, 2006 7:06 AM

Farmers’ Almanac Top Ten Gardening Hints
May 8, 2008 10:08 PM

Planting & Caring for Blueberries in the Home Garden
May 1, 2006 8:33 AM

Slugs!
June 12, 2007 7:41 AM

All About Frost
September 27, 2006 7:49 AM

A Few Tips for Container Gardening
May 25, 2005 2:29 PM

Growing Shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day
March 13, 2006 1:44 PM

Why frosts and how bad?
September 25, 2007 10:31 AM

Summer Mulching Time
July 11, 2006 10:43 AM

All-White Flowering Spring Garden
April 28, 2006 9:32 AM

Favorite Vegetables to Grow
May 15, 2008 2:39 PM

Harvesting and Drying Herbs
October 4, 2005 9:12 AM

What Seeds are Best for Early-Season Plantings?
April 11, 2008 9:43 AM

Potted Easter Lily Care
April 12, 2006 7:59 AM

Planting Tips For Your Strawberry Pyramid
April 14, 2006 8:01 AM

Best Weather State for Gardening
April 24, 2009 11:13 AM

Easy Ways to "Greenify" Your Home
June 30, 2008 12:15 AM

This is NOT about Vomit
July 13, 2009 11:53 AM

Planting a Strawberry Pyramid
March 29, 2006 4:30 PM

Vinegar Rocks!
January 12, 2008 12:02 AM

Making a List for Spring Planting of Evergreen Wreath Materials
December 14, 2005 1:51 PM

Long Live Mud
June 3, 2009 9:22 AM

Miscellaneous Cooking, Kitchen and Other Tips
August 30, 2005 3:24 PM

Rose Gardening Tips
May 22, 2006 10:26 AM

March - Spring & Birds
March 3, 2008 7:05 AM

Attracting Hummingbirds to the Flower Garden from A to Z
June 16, 2006 11:30 AM

Speed Farming
July 23, 2009 6:16 PM

A Long, Hard Winter
April 5, 2007 9:18 AM

Dear Editor: Go Away, Winter!
April 10, 2007 9:19 AM

Poinsettia Trivia
December 12, 2005 10:30 AM

D-Day, Bee Stingers, and Fresh-Cut Flowers
June 6, 2007 5:23 AM

Meetings with Remarkable Trees
July 8, 2005 4:45 PM

The Importance of Indoor Air Quality
August 21, 2008 9:47 AM

Good Weeding
July 8, 2009 8:49 AM

Fact or Myth? The truth about snails.
June 22, 2006 3:37 PM

The Many Colors of Nature
January 18, 2008 10:14 AM

Poinsettia Plants
December 5, 2007 11:56 AM

Late Winter (March) Pruning
March 6, 2006 2:17 PM

Healing Power of Marigold
July 29, 2008 2:52 PM

What State Has the Best Gardening Weather?
April 28, 2009 11:37 AM

Squalls in Southern California
November 7, 2007 12:12 PM

Mild Winter Predicted - CFL Bulbs
November 4, 2008 12:18 PM

Stinging Caterpillars
August 11, 2006 10:04 AM

Fresh, Safe & Affordable Food
March 18, 2009 4:56 PM

Gardening Made easy
March 17, 2009 3:25 PM

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mold Removal and Didn’t Know Who to Ask
August 5, 2008 3:51 PM

Getting Started on the Farm
May 15, 2009 8:00 AM

Greatest Hints of My Time
January 27, 2009 5:42 PM

Apple Cider Vinegar Uses and Recipes
May 25, 2006 12:22 PM

Cleaning Products Exposed!
July 8, 2008 1:33 PM

Farmers' Almanac Testimonials
Our readers say it best! As North America's Favorite Farmers Almanac, we receive tons of letters, emails, and phone calls from readers and fans. Here are a fews of our favorite comments:Dear Almanac,I absolutely love you magazine and now I...