The great thing about garden edging is that you don't necessarily need an expensive landscaping project. Some approaches can be created with inexpensive, reclaimed, or readily available materials.

We'll also discuss how to choose edging based on your garden's style, budget, maintenance requirements, and mowing needs.

Want to grow fresh vegetables and herbs but don't have a lot of garden space?

In this episode, we'll show you how to build your own upright vertical hydroponic garden tower using readily available materials.

You'll learn how a vertical hydroponic system works, what materials you'll need, how to create the planting openings, install the pump and water-delivery system, prepare your growing medium, add seedlings, mix nutrients, provide proper lighting, and maintain your garden.

We'll also discuss some of the most common beginner mistakes and how to avoid them.

Checkers looks simple — but behind those familiar red and black pieces is a fascinating history stretching back through centuries of board-game development.

In this episode, we'll teach you how to play standard American checkers, including setting up the board, moving pieces, making captures, performing multiple jumps, becoming a king, and winning the game.

Then we'll travel through the history of checkers and draughts, exploring the connection with the medieval game Alquerque, the development of the game on the 8-by-8 chessboard, the first books about draughts, and the spread of the game around the world.

We'll also explore several variations, including:

• American Checkers • International Draughts • Spanish Draughts • Italian Draughts • Russian Draughts

You'll discover that these games can differ dramatically in board size, movement, capturing rules and the power of kings.

We'll also look at one of the most fascinating chapters in checkers history: the development of computer checkers and the mathematical solution of American checkers.

Whether you're a complete beginner, a longtime checkers player, a parent teaching a child, or simply interested in the history of classic games, this episode has something for you.