Stepping outside on a frosty morning feels like bending the rules of nature—like you’ve somehow slipped yourself into an exclusive year-round gardener’s club. While everyone else is mourning the end ...

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 ...

Cold frames and hot beds are the gardener’s secret — a key to cheating Mother Nature by extending the growing season. Both structures can be used in early spring and late fall, when cold temperatures ...

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 ...

Gardening guru Eliot Coleman asserts that “the basic cold frame is the most dependable, least exploited aid for the four-season harvest.” We couldn’t agree more. Last winter, my humble box built of ...

January doesn’t have to mean giving up on fresh salads, even if your yard looks like a frozen brick. A simple cold frame can turn a bare bed into a mini greenhouse that quietly pays you back all month ...

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.