they call it the hobbit house: Within the European-themed Vail Village sits a home with a slanted, green-growing roof. It’s a predecessor to the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens’ Alpine Center, which sports ...

Urban gardens have now transformed from spare patches to the areas of sophisticated oasis created in the decks, balconies and patios. Urban gardeners look for some usable growing spaces from their ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

EVERETT — The green plants have barely sprouted above their handmade wooden planters on the rooftop of the Everett Family YMCA. Eight planter boxes each filled with 2,000 pounds of dirt and gravel ...