Love this idea for a cloche to protect seedlings from the cold that a client showed me yesterday. Thanks, Mary!
Read moreGot an old blender?
Posted October 24, 2013
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HOW TO FIGHT DESERTIFICATION AND REVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE
Posted October 13, 2013
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Critics say Savory’s theory lack sufficient empirical studies, but Joel Salatin has made it work at Polyface Farm 2 Assumptions from Holistic management, as summarized on Wikepedia, that we’d do well to reflect on: Nature functions as...
Read moreGreen Gardens by Green Landscapers in Montgomery County
Posted October 9, 2013
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Montgomery County is debating whether we should require landscapers to go pesticide free for all the good reasons we know about. The EPA’s Green Landscapers model how we can garden responsibly. Check out the garden by Backyard Bounty...
Read moreAnother reason it is good to always have pruners on hand…
Posted September 10, 2013
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Driving to a client meeting, the underside of the bumper started to drag on MacArthur Boulevard. I definitely don’t recommend using pruners to clip plastic, but in case of emergency, they work very well on car parts – a moderately...
Read moreTime to ban bee killing pesticide
Posted August 27, 2013
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More and more info. coming out about neonicotinoids (bee killing pesticide) found in plants. More and more evidence linking them to the serious decline in bee colonies… Europe is banning them….Shouldn’t we be doing the same? Bee...
Read moreEasy Flower Arranging
Posted August 26, 2013
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Took me way to many years to realize that the secret to arranging flowers when you have minimal skill is to get short vases and pick a bunch of leaves- Coleus, ferns, Japanese Forest Grass, Liriope and Coral Bell flowers.
Read moreFresh Figs
Posted August 23, 2013
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Ahh…figs just off the tree before the rain knocks them down on the deck… Besides fresh, anyone got a favorite recipe? Thinking a little blue cheese, maybe some walnuts and honey…
Read moreReducing Lawn Mower Emissions
Posted August 22, 2013
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I’m still a fan of Solar Mowing’s system for getting power to their mowers, but good to see that the large commercial industry is making some changes to its systems: Turf Magazine
Read moreTime for Fall Crops!
Posted July 25, 2013
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Time to think fall crops. Weather has finally cooled down a bit and we are thinking of lettuces and greens and beets and carrots (which always do better for me in the fall). Given the successful overwintering of broccoli last year, maybe even...
Read moreHow to Prune
Posted July 17, 2013
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Just did a couple of pruning lessons today and am reminded how helpful it is to have some basic info. about how to properly prune trees and shrubs. Here’s a link to a good overview...
Read moreWhat’s (still) blooming now???
Posted July 10, 2013
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Stachys monieri ‘Hummelo’, Alpine Betony This is a work horse plant- started blooming a few weeks ago and has kept upright and attractive through a bunch of hot, humid, rainy summer days that made me want to flop and fade. Just...
Read moreWhat we are weeding now: Yellow Nut Sedge
Posted July 9, 2013
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This sedge looks like a grass, but has the distinct center edge in the blade that lets you know it is a sedge. Even if you were a Round-Up person, you’d have no luck eliminating the weed with an herbicide. We suggest pulling the sedge but...
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