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Asian Gardens and Footbridges
Share/BookmarkClassical Asian gardens and footbridges create unparalleled spaces for peaceful reflection and daydreaming. Carefully planned to interact with nature while ensuring an easy functionality,...
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Totally Wacky and Unique Garden Shrubs, Bushes, and Hedges
Share/BookmarkWe’ve all seen our fair share of standard-cut garden hedges lining our lawns but what happens when you apply a little imagination? Well, below is a gallery of uniquely crafted garden...
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Gardening in Late Fall: A Checklist
Share/BookmarkAs we move into winter in the northern hemisphere, it’s time to put the yard and gardens to bed. Some preparation now will make your plants stronger and healthier in the spring. You will...
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Holiday Gifts For Gardeners and Outdoor Living Spaces
Share/BookmarkYou know I am anti-consumption. If there is a gift for a gardener on my list, you can be sure I have made it in the kitchen or dug it out of the ground. If you insist on shopping this...
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Start Your Garden: Now is the Time
Share/BookmarkSource: flickr.com ( bwmclennan) via Brett on Pinterest If you’re anything like me, this is the time of year when you get tired of all that cold weather. It was wonderful at first, but...
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Breathe Easier With Houseplants
Share/BookmarkThe peace lily (Photo: JJ Harrison) I live near an old-age home that spews black dust. I jokingly tell people that those are the “outgoing patients,” but whatever the cause of the dust...
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Greenhouses: A History
Share/BookmarkOutdoor living spaces are the top of mind as Spring continues to be sprung. The same goes for gardens, whether you’re starting one, or continuing to care for one. An element that takes in...
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Difficult Gardening Conditions and What To Do About Them
Share/BookmarkNot everyone has a nice level yard with great soil, ample water and sun for a lush flowerbed. If you consider that all plants we grow in our yards originally came from the wild, then you...
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What Kind of Weekend Gardener Are You?
Share/BookmarkMy life is flexible. My children are grown, and I have no partner. I have an amazing part-time writing job, grow and sell garden starts, voluntarily created and maintain the Taos Seed...
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Seeds For Success: How To Start A Garden
Share/BookmarkLately, we’ve been talking quite a bit about taking control of your food and your diet as a part of a modern healthy life. And of course, we’ve also talked quite a bit about growing your...
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Weeds, Outdoor Living, and You
Share/BookmarkBy now your garden is planted, and you’ve been watering in your new plants and your seeds every day. Water, water, water. Do you know what that brings? Weeds! You have to get rid of them!...
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Ultimate Guide To Garden Containers
Share/BookmarkGardening should be an accessible pursuit, no matter where you live. Luckily, a practice that is growing more and more popular in an era where living density and smarter land use is on...
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Dried Flower Arrangements for Fall
I spent most of my childhood outside exploring the woods, pastures and rivers near my house. In fall, it was a natural routine to collect dried grasses, seedpods, leaves, acorns, pinecones, berries...
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A Brief History of the Houseplant
Greening up your home and improving your health go hand in hand when you add some indoor-friendly plants to your abode. In fact, homeowners have used houseplants to benefit their health since before...
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Grow Your Own Food: Labeling Seed Packets to Share
When I first read about the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI), I didn’t quite understand the point of it, partly because of all the seed saving and exchanging I am involved with. I started a seed...
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A Brief Guide To Composting For Beginners
image: Kirsty Hall Composting is an easy, inexpensive, and natural way to add vitamins and minerals back to the soil. If you’ve put off composting because you thought it would be difficult, put that...
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The Father’s Day Garden: A Story
When Kevin got to his father’s house that Saturday morning, he was frustrated by what he found. His elderly father was on his knees in front of the porch steps, paintbrush in hand. He was putting a...
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Why You’re No Good At Gardening (But Can Be)
The online world’s full of a few kinds of gardeners, but two seem most vocal: The kind who could make anything grow in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, and the kind who can’t even make things grow in...
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How To Get Rid Of Pests In Your Garden Without Chemicals
Image via Flickr by Larry Jacobsen Going chemical-free is one of the biggest trends in gardening this year. Giving up those nasty sprays doesn’t mean surrendering to the whims of pests, though. Read on...
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Double Duty: 5 Plants to Deter Deer While Attracting Birds
To escape the city I live in, I recently took a rural bike ride, and the first thing I saw when cycling down a rural road was a large, beautiful deer noshing on someone’s shrubbery. “How wonderful!” I...
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