Deborah Tull balances education with hands-on activity in her workshops, insisting that "You can only develop your learning through experience, rather than being book-bound." Learning to conserve water, build and maintain healthy soil, and naturally deter pests will only serve you well with practice, so absorb what you can...then go play in the dirt!

Whether you have a window box for herbs and flowers or a garden that merits its own zip code, we all face the same challenge: How do we keep our gardens healthy and pest-free in an eco-friendly way?