Creating and maintaining a beautiful garden with healthy, thriving plants requires imagination and lots of careful planning. Whether you’re moving to a new house and thinking about gardening for the first time, or just want a little more knowledge and organization in the garden you’ve already started, you should thoroughly evaluate its landscape on a […]
Do you throw away your plastic containers after using them? Well after reading this post, you’re going to think twice before you throw out another one! Here I have four muffin containers that I’ve been saving from Costco. A couple holes poked here and there, and they’d make perfect little greenhouses…Let’s do it! First, I […]
Growing in raised beds can be helpful if you’re trying to keep your harvests from critters and foragers (aka invaders) that roam through your garden when you’re not around. This morning I spent some time drilling holes in the bottom of two plastic whiskey barrels and two galvanized metal bins to get them ready for […]
Most people aren’t aware that there are trained faculty and staff that offer problem-solving horticultural assistance, free of charge, in or near most of the nation’s approximately 3,000 counties. When I first became interested in sustainable gardening, I took to the internet and dived into as many gardening how-to videos and articles as I could find. Eager and excited to try out the techniques I learned, I cleared an area of my back yard and set out to start growing.
It wasn’t until we recently spent an afternoon Downtown with family that we realized that it was free to park at the Metro parking lots on weekends. Even more of a surprise, it only cost $2 one way, per person to ride the Metro subway train…no matter where you’re going! My Hubby and I couldn’t […]
Thyme is one of those herbs that once you try it, you absolutely can’t live without it. Growing up Jamaican, I remember my mother using thyme in a lot of her delicious dishes. Sunday afternoons after church, we wouldn’t be home for more than 10 minutes before you’d hear the repeating “ch-ch ch-ch” sound from […]
It’s very fulfilling to walk right out into our Backyard Oasis and randomly pick things to eat. This evening my Husband and I were prepping a portion of the walkway for an upgrade and we decided to gather a few herbs and vegetables for dinner before it got too dark. It was a scorcher of […]
I saw this sweet little table sitting by the curb about to be trashed and I was not having that! All it needed was some attention and tender loving care. It really saddens me to see things being thrown away that still have good use. So I decided to take it home and give it […]
With the cost of wood going up and down these days, starting a new grow space may sound expensive. But never fear, there’s a cheaper way to get your new space going and soon you’ll have the perfect spot to set in your amazing plants and veggies. Scrap Wood is All Around You If you’re […]
I was so happy when I got a chance to take home a Spider Plant pup from one of these larger Spider Plants that you see here on the right. I’m not the best at indoor gardening, but I’ve been taking a stab at it over the past couple years and it’s starting to “grow” […]