Using Wood Chips in the Garden
Spring is an excellent time of year to add wood chip mulch to your garden, before summer kicks your homesteading […]
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garden, mulch, permaculture, soil health
How to Build a Fairy Garden Planter
This spring I began adding nature play “stations” throughout the homestead to make our outdoor space feel even bigger. I created a
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craft, garden, garden art, kids, nature play
Seed Starting Calendar
It’s important to start out the growing season with a plan for when and where you are going to grow
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garden, seeds
March Morning Inspiration
“A March morning is only as drab as he who walks in it without a glance skyward, ear cocked
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garden
Favorite Edible Evergreens
Winter is the perfect time of year to size up the evergreen structure, or lack thereof, in your garden space.
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design, garden, plants
February Homestead Chores
February is beginning to look less like winter and more spring every day! There are still lots of chores on
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garden, tips
2016 Vegetable Garden Plan
This year my vegetable gardening plans are bursting at the seams! I poured over seed catalogs this winter, put in
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design, garden, vegetables
2016 Seed Order
I spent the cold dark days of winter pouring over my seed catalogs and dreaming of spring. The flowering quince
Building Soil Quality with Leaves
Most of us are constantly working on increasing the soil quality of our gardens – both the soil nutrients and
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clay, compost, garden, mulch, permaculture, sheet mulching, soil health
Landscape Design
LANDSCAPE DESIGN Renee Wilkinson received her masters degree in landscape architecture from the University of Oregon. She works as a