Tower Garden spotted in Stephens College Cafeteria
It was cool to spot this Tower Garden (2 of them, in fact) in the cafeteria of Stephens College on a recent visit to Columbia, Missouri for the Citizen Jane Continue Reading
7 Excellent Screening Hedges via A Gardener’s Thoughts & Fancies
Our new neighbors want to plant a hedge between the houses, so I went off and did some research of some of the best hedge plants for Southern California. There Continue Reading
Finally, a new fence in the garden!
We have wanted to replace the broken-down wooden fence on our north property line almost since we moved in 20 years ago, but for a variety of reasons we were Continue Reading
15 Wine Cork Crafts via Homesteading.com
A nice collection of recycling projects for all ages. I especially liked the birdhouse idea and hope to build one of those for my own garden. Lots a great, easy, Continue Reading
Ask the Expert: How to Use Plants for Privacy in a City Garden via Gardenista
“Good fences make good neighbors,” said Robert Frost, but it doesn’t mean that a fence is the only way to gain some privacy on your property. Sometimes a good hedgerow Continue Reading
On YouTube: How to Make Inexpensive Garden Container Soil: Organic Fertilizer, Lime, Peat Moss, Compost & Dirt via Gary Pilarchik
I have put together my own potting mix a couple of ties in the past using my own compost and some purchased ingredients (See Project: Homemade Potting soil project), but Continue Reading
On YouTube: Protect Your Garden Greens & Plants from Rabbits: Thrift Store Shopping! from Gary Pilarchik
A great way to protect your plants while recycling/re-using. We are looking for something similar to this as the netting we used gets tangled in everything and makes it difficult Continue Reading
Our Earth Day Garden Addition – New England Arbors “Athens” Vinyl Arbor $128.24
We have been meaning to get a trellis for the Lady Bank’s Rose in the front garden for a long time, but it wasn’t growing very fast and we concentrated Continue Reading
Garden Vocabulary: Coppice/Coppicing
Garden Vocabulary: Coppice/Coppicing Coppicing isn’t as popular or known as it was in the distant past, although experienced woodland managers might use it to provide supplies for building wattle fencing Continue Reading
Noted: Propagating plants from cuttings
We can always use more plants and FREE plants at that! Check out these techniques for making more plants all the time — Douglas Read Propagating plants from cuttings Continue Reading