Garden Gab
Pick One Host Plant and Raise a Butterfly
Every spring we plant a basin of dill we never intend to eat. It is a swallowtail nursery, and it is the whole trick to helping butterflies: pick one plant,...
Pick One Host Plant and Raise a Butterfly
Every spring we plant a basin of dill we never intend to eat. It is a swallowtail nursery, and it is the whole trick to helping butterflies: pick one plant,...
The Case for Grasses
Nobody ever lists grasses as a dream plant, but they are the quiet trick behind that loose cottage-garden feeling everyone actually wants. Here is the case for a few, native...
The Case for Grasses
Nobody ever lists grasses as a dream plant, but they are the quiet trick behind that loose cottage-garden feeling everyone actually wants. Here is the case for a few, native...
Water Less, Water Deeper
Everyone wants a watering schedule. I'm not going to give you one, and I promise that's good news. Water deeply, check the soil before you pour, and set your garden...
Water Less, Water Deeper
Everyone wants a watering schedule. I'm not going to give you one, and I promise that's good news. Water deeply, check the soil before you pour, and set your garden...
Playing the Long Game with Goutweed
Amanda has goutweed all over her backyard, and we chip away at it every other week. Here's why that's the right approach and not a failure, how to tell if...
Playing the Long Game with Goutweed
Amanda has goutweed all over her backyard, and we chip away at it every other week. Here's why that's the right approach and not a failure, how to tell if...
The Plants That Make My Summer Garden Worth It
Late summer is when a lot of gardens go quiet, right when we're finally outside to enjoy them. Here are the plants that make my Durand garden peak in the...
The Plants That Make My Summer Garden Worth It
Late summer is when a lot of gardens go quiet, right when we're finally outside to enjoy them. Here are the plants that make my Durand garden peak in the...
Smoke Overhead, Carbon Underfoot
Wildfire smoke is carbon on the move. Here's how no-till gardening keeps carbon in your soil, plus grounded ways to help the communities hit hardest.
Smoke Overhead, Carbon Underfoot
Wildfire smoke is carbon on the move. Here's how no-till gardening keeps carbon in your soil, plus grounded ways to help the communities hit hardest.