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
Goodnight Garden
Juniper and River were both sleeping inside as Jay puttered around the house, so I seized the moment by taking solitary
Planting the Winter Garden
The harvest basket is reaching the brim and the temperature is suppose to reach 90 degrees today, but believe it or
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garden, winter vegetables
September Garden Update
The harvest basket is over flowing on our homestead – finally! Squash is meandering through every open corner of the garden.
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food forest, garden, permaculture
Simple Backyard Nature Play
Our homestead garden plan includes a small area reserved for an evolving nature play space for our little ones. We didn’t have
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design, garden, green living, kids, kids, nature play
Problem-Solver: Sunshine Blueberries
Some of my fondest childhood memories were made among a berry patch. We grew raspberries, blueberries and strawberries on the
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garden, plants
Crushed Rock Pathways
Hardscape pathways in the garden can turn an otherwise messy space into a cleanly organized area. It’s one of those
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design, garden, pathways, projects