Growing

All About Trees

Plan your urban landscaping in layers, with trees as the top layer, bushes and shrubs as the next layer, and…

2 years ago

Trees, Shrubs, and Berry Bushes

Fine fruit is the flower of commodities. It is the most perfect union of the useful and the beautiful that…

2 years ago

Bees, Butterflies, and Other Beneficial Insects

We didn’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrowed it from our children. - An Indigenous saying. Scientists estimate…

2 years ago

The Hot Weather Vegetables

While we may complain about the heat, the hot weather vegetables love it. Beans, corn, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, squash, and…

3 years ago

Container Gardening

A container, some seeds, some soil, and a watering can and you create a garden of Eden. It is always…

3 years ago

The Brassica Family

Diogenes, a famous Greek philosopher, chose a life of poverty, living on the streets of Athens.  One night as he…

3 years ago

Gardening – Getting Started Outside

Spring is a time of optimism.  But summer is coming and you’ll have to look after what you plant.  Don’t…

4 years ago

Saving time With Raised Garden Beds

What is a Raised Garden Bed? A raised bed contains soil that is higher than the original ground level.  I…

4 years ago

Gardening – Sowing and Growing

Spring is for sowing, summer is for growing. I find that most planting guides are for an open garden.  However,…

6 years ago