Think native plants and wildlife-attracting gardens look messy? It doesn’t have to be that way. In this series, we’ll talk about the techniques involved in designing a beautiful wildlife garden. Recently, Rachel Matthews wrote a guest post here … [Continue reading]
Some great articles this week! Kicking things off, garden designer Jenny Peterson is celebrating The Week of the Fig. Apparently out in Texas their figs are actually ripe already (oh yeah, they get real live actual sunshine there - that explains it), … [Continue reading]
Think native plants and wildlife-attracting gardens look messy? It doesn’t have to be that way. In this series, we’ll talk about the techniques involved in designing a beautiful wildlife garden. Today's tip goes well with my last piece of advice, … [Continue reading]
Kicking things off this week, we have an awesome deal from Algonquin, the publisher behind Wicked Plants and many other faves. They're practically giving away seven garden and nature-related eBooks, in pretty much any format you prefer. Always … [Continue reading]
Think native plants and wildlife-attracting gardens look messy? It doesn't have to be that way. In this series, we'll talk about the techniques involved in designing a beautiful wildlife garden. Many native plant enthusiasts and wildlife gardeners … [Continue reading]
Though recent polls show that using native plants and attracting wildlife are big priorities for gardeners, these types of landscapes have a terrible reputation for being messy and poorly-designed. It's gotten to the point that many landscape … [Continue reading]
First up this week is Theresa Loe from Living Homegrown, with an article about Polyface Farm, a place where they're changing the face of agriculture one acre at a time. Reading this, I'm struck by how lucky we are here in Humboldt to have access to … [Continue reading]
With summer’s toasty temps, I don’t want to be standing over a hot stove any longer than necessary. That’s why I love simple meals that can be made with a minimum of fuss and can be easily reheated, or even eaten cold. When I went to P. Allen … [Continue reading]
As an ornamental gardener, I'm used to growing hops as a summer screen for chicken coops, bare walls and other elements in the garden that can be unsightly. It's easy to grow, but needs to be sited just right, as it has an eat-your-home style of … [Continue reading]
The initial plan for my home garden was to set up an automated drip irrigation system, but as my garden evolved, I realized how difficult it would be to make that type of setup work for me. Drip systems work best on gardens that have lots of … [Continue reading]
Gen here - today's article is a guest post from my friend Rachel Mathews of Successful Garden Design. Rachel's an established landscape designer in the UK, and I've been been enjoying her landscape design eBooks and courses for some time. Today … [Continue reading]