8 Tips to Prevent Damping-Off of Seedlings
The zeal of greens and other starts emerging from the soil, crisp and bright is something to look forward to. But sometimes our seedlings,...
4 Cosmos for Your Cutting Garden
It often happens that the best flowers are also easy to grow, and Cosmos is definitely in this category. If you’d like to start...
Sugary Earth
Sweet, snappy, wake-your-taste-buds-up delicious, these carrots are unreal. A bit of sugary earth wrapped up in one perfect package. Like the tomatoes of winter only, with...
The Best Soil For Your Garden (And You)
The best soil for your garden (and you) is organic and chemical free.
Here’s Why.
Soil is teaming with life. Worms have been touted as...
Edible Weeds: Purslane the New, Easy to Grow Superfood
Is it a weed, or a superfood?
Make a little room for purslane to run wild in your garden or plant it with purpose, growing...
Plant Pick: Happy Wanderer
Who doesn’t want to be happy? Happy Wanderer, Hardenbergia violacea, brings more than cheer and free spirit to the garden. It’s an enduring, hard...
How to Grow Sprouts with DIY Sprouting Jars
Antsy for spring? Move over winter blues, time for some green love without the wait. Grow your own sprouts with a handful of seeds...
Frenzied Foraging
The poppies have bloomed. I have to say that they are suspiciously beautiful, in a way reminiscent of an Alice in Wonderland character. Strangely fascinating....
Bloom Pucks Reviewed
What happens when you combine an MBA in finance and a deep love of nature? I recently had the opportunity to talk with Steven...
Tips For Preparing Your Garden For Winter
Unless you're surrounded by snow, it's not too late to ready your garden for winter. Which, if you do have snow, lucky you. The...
6 Solutions for Successful Container Gardening
Container gardening is often easier and just as rewarding as gardening in the ground. You can focus your attention on just those plants you’ve...
Plant Pick: Clematis
Who doesn't love summer long blooms? If you're looking for a perennial vine that is as charming as it is resilient Clematis (Clematis spp.) could be exactly...
Five Reasons to Weed or Not to Weed
The thought of weeding conjures up all sorts of reactions from people. There are weeding haters, weeding lovers and an entire range of folks...
12 Edible Plants That Give More Than They Need
Plants that sip and don't suck? Water is a hot topic. States are competing over water rights, drought in the west continues and growing...
Regenerative Gardening: How it Works
Regenerative gardening scales practices common in regenerative farming. But what does this mean and how does it work?
Regenerative Organics for Home Gardens and Cityscapes
You...
Plant Pick: Blanket Flower
Just when you thought it was time to hunker down for winter fall flowers come into play, toying with the senses and punctuating the...
Tips for Harvesting & Saving Seeds
The process of collecting and saving seeds is a powerful act, igniting a cascade of positive change. On one hand, it might seem like...
Support Biodiversity with No-Dig Regenerative Gardening
It's possible to support biodiversity with no-dig, regenerative gardening.
According to a 2019 United Nations report, 1 million plant and animal species are threatened with...
How to Attract Ladybugs to Your Garden
Are you wishing ladybugs would find your garden as easily as aphids? Never fear, the trick for attracting ladybugs to your garden begins with...
Garden Approach
Ever have one of those moments where you walk into a space, any space, but in this case a garden, and hear yourself say,...
