I think it’s fair to say that I have been very excited about what I’ve learned about Hugel Mounds and Permaculture over the last few weeks. It’s also fair to say that since I moved here in 2006 there have been several areas of the backyard that I’ve not really Read more…
What’s not to love about trees? Firstly, there is the simple beauty of trees. Years ago when we were house hunting, one realtor told us that we needed to decide whether we wanted views or trees. Made us think hard! Of course views are only perfect if you own the Read more…
Pesticides kill pollinators and they’re not good for the environment as a whole. I quite simply don’t use any toxic chemicals in my garden. This really started when my kids were little. We spent a lot of time in the garden, and I didn’t want to expose them to anything Read more…
Bugs in the garden! Are they a problem or are you cool with watching them grow? In this blog, we’re taking a look at attitude and balance for a healthy garden. When it’s warm and damp our gardens grow, but so do bug populations. How many times to you go Read more…
So, what is Xeriscape gardening? What does it all mean? Do I have to fill my garden with cactus? Questions, questions, questions. What is Xeriscape Gardening? Well it’s not all rocks and cactus… It’s pretty funny sitting here, writing about what is Xeriscape gardening when it’s wet and windy outside. Read more…
Gardening can be expensive… So anything that reduces that cost is a good thing. The best way to ‘grow’ my garden, in my opinion, is by doing growing plants for free or nearly free. In all of this, I recognize that there is an actual cost in just about anything Read more…
Hello everyone – back again. The last two weeks I’ve been having a lot of fun with my best friend of 35+ years, Judith, visiting from Scotland. We seem to spend a lot of our time talking, reading, knitting and enjoying nature from the back porch – really good Read more…
OK, so we’re getting our new bees in April – a very exciting prospect. As you’ve got to know more about me, you’ll know that I already like seeing native plants in my garden & enjoy seeing bees, butterflies and hummingbirds feeding on them. I have a couple of areas Read more…
I started learning about gardening in South Texas when living in suburban San Antonio. There were no deer around and I didn’t even have to think about deer resistant plants – my veggies didn’t need protecting from critters & I could pretty much grow what I wanted. Nearly 13 yrs Read more…
There is so much information out on the web… Good, bad and indifferent. It’s great when you find a site that will give you good unbiased advice. It’s also a good idea to find a forum with other chicken owners or gardeners etc. If you have a problem you can Read more…