Having decided how you want your new garden to function and feel and then analyzed your site conditions, you’re ready to start choosing what to … Read More ›
Category: Best Practices
Once you’ve decided how you want your new garden to function and feel, your next smart step is to evaluate your site. Understanding your site … Read More ›
My husband and I have achieved a sort of detente when it comes to lawn and garden. Given my druthers, we’d have very little lawn … Read More ›
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy sitting down with a cup of tea to watch the birds at the feeder. The finches settle in … Read More ›
Purchasing plants in containers has its advantages, convenience and faster results (at least initially) being high on the list. But what about starting from seed? … Read More ›
My last post discussed why it’s important to include native plants in our gardens. But how many native plants does it take to make a … Read More ›
I asked my earliest flower gardens to do one thing: look good. As I circled back around to my roots, I started emphasizing more and … Read More ›
Compost has justly earned the nickname ‘black gold’ among gardeners. But as with so many things, I had my share of false starts at composting … Read More ›
Is there a particular bird that you long to watch at close range in your garden? For me, it’s the rose-breasted grosbeak. In this post, … Read More ›
My last post centered on the needs of pollinators. This post is focused on the needs of the gardener and how to fuse the two successfully. …Read More ›