Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

Growing a garden or a few crops in the winter can be especially challenging if you live farther north where pesky frost and below-zero temperatures are a regular occurrence. One tool that can help ...

Is a greenhouse on your wish list this year? They provide all sorts of opportunities to up your growing game – you can start seedlings early, protect plants from frost, and grow crops that love warmer ...

Planting the first vegetables, flowers, or shrubs of spring marks a new year of gardening, but growing plants in a greenhouse can mean that season never has to end. Whether heated or unheated, a ...

Homegrown cucumbers are fabulous and it’s relatively easy to grow cucumbers from seed. The most important thing to know about growing cucumbers is that there are two main types of cucumbers. Some can ...

Evan Wakefield bought his West Seattle home in June for the vintage greenhouse that had been built there two decades ago. He already has big plans for it. “I’ve been a big plant freak since I can ...

DENVER — We all love plant shopping. Great. Do it. Plants grown in a greenhouse, however, need to be acclimated to outdoor conditions. Expose them gradually to the sun as well as night temperatures.

Rows of phalaenopsis orchids in shades of pink fill the showroom greenhouse at Little Brook Orchids. There's also an orchid that inspired Charles Darwin, an orchid with flowers that last four months ...

There might be an Artic front outside, but Lancaster County's greenhouses stay warm enough for millions of plants to grow. The plants and blooms end up in stores local and all over the country. To ...

A recent study shows that lettuce can be grown in greenhouses that filter out wavelengths of light used to generate solar power, demonstrating the feasibility of using see-through solar panels in ...