In the early days, Atwell and his wife tilled, installed lawn, and reached for fertilizers and insecticides. But as time has gone by, the couple has become more and more attuned to nature’s needs in their garden.

Some great local catalogs encourage buying and daydreaming on cold winter days.

Johnny’s Selected Seeds’ Sweet Jade is an All-America Selection. It’s the first such award for scientist Lindsay Wyatt, who bred the plant.

Make a hobby out of watching these plants grow, and maybe even get some fresh ingredients out of it.

Not comfortable with foraging? Bored by shopping? There’s another way.

Feel free to harvest them from the woods, but first figure out which species you want in your yard.

Weeding in November saves you trouble come spring.