Front Yard – Summer Update
The bright greens and purples of our lush front garden in springtime has faded to the yellow and tans of […]
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How to Install Drip Irrigation
It takes some serious juggling to balance modern living with growing a substantial amount of your own food at home.
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Front Yard – Spring Update
Remember back in the fall when I was busy cutting and dividing perennials for the front garden? The new little
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Country Gardens Magazine Article
Run, don’t walk, to grab your Spring 2013 copy of Country Gardens magazine (on sale March 12th). I wrote an
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design, food forest, garden, modern homesteading
2013 Vegetable Garden Plan
My gardening ambition grows with every year, increasing the pressure to maximize every inch of gardening space. Climbing peas and
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Book Review: Plant-Driven Design
One of the best winter gardening activities is actually spent indoors, reading all those gardening books you never have time
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More of the same, please
This has been a year of nesting, growing our family, expanding the garden, sinking our roots deeper down into our
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Plants for Winter Interest
I took a stroll through my local plant nursery recently and was impressed with their collection of plants for winter
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Front Yard Design
It’s time to divide and conquer. Flowering bulbs and perennial shrubs are going to sleep for winter – the perfect
Edible Hedge of Artichokes
Artichokes are hard-working, versatile additions to any edible landscape. They are perennial plants, which means they will come back year
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