I can't promise you won't break a sweat, especially in hot, humid climates, but "no dig" gardening is much easier than dragging out the shovel to turn the soil and get your garden ready for planting.

With the crack of dawn, somewhere, a gardener trudges into their garden. They squat down on the garden bed and start digging the soil with a shovel. For them, it’s as harmless as a cup of morning tea.

No-dig gardening is simple. Rather than digging to create flower beds, no-dig involves layering organic materials like compost, cardboard, and mulch on top of the existing soil — using just your hands ...

Martha Stewart once said that if you want to be happy for a year, get married, if you want to be happy for ten years, get a dog, and if you want to be happy for a lifetime, start a garden. Gardening ...

“Be ye not afraid of doing something your venerable ancestors did, for the benefits to your aching back may be many” (Author anonymous) We all know that gardening involves a lot of hard work: hoeing, ...

Sheet mulching with cardboard is the secret to fewer weeds and fuss-free plant-bed prep.

If doing less work to grow better produce sounds appealing to you, this spring is the perfect time to start a no-dig garden. While there is some initial setup involved, the process is simpler than you ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Gardeners are increasingly practicing an Earth-friendly set of gardening principles collectively known as no dig. In the garden, they have found that less ...

Across the UK, piles of delivery boxes are quietly replacing weedkiller and plastic pots in back gardens. From no-dig beds to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A post shared by Parker Farm (@parkerfarm_pl) If you’ve had success with traditional gardening in the past, you might be hesitant ...