Posts Tagged ‘edible’
Designing the Perfect Raised Bed
Gardening in raised beds has become increasingly popular in recent years not least of all because it can solve so many gardening challenges. Got terrible soil? Not a problem when you add exactly the right soil mix to the bed. Problems with rabbits? Only super-athletic rabbits will get into beds 18" or taller. Find bending difficult?…
Read MoreIt's All a Load of MOO POO
Here's how to get healthier houseplants, happier veggies, abundant container gardens and a jump start on seed sowing; it all comes down to Moo Poo tea by Haven Brand products. What is it? You know all the slippery yucky stuff in the cow fields that you try hard to avoid stepping in? There you go…
Read MoreA Movable Feast
I have just returned from a week long trip to Florida which for this Seattle-ite was pure horticultural eye candy! (I was speaking on the HGTV designer stage at the Epcot International Garden and Flower Festival for three days) . Everywhere I looked there were houseplants – growing as hedges or clambering up trees! Even…
Read MorePlant a Rainbow
I can't help myself – shake a packet of seeds and I start salivating like our two dogs when they hear the pantry door being opened. It's that tantalizing rustle – the promise of hidden treasure. Add to that pretty pictures and I'm in a swoon. So you can perhaps understand my excitement when…
Read MoreStock Up Your Garden Pantry
It's no use trying to make spaghetti sauce if you've run out of garlic and onions. You need to plan ahead and have what you need to hand. Gardening tends to be the same way. How often have you decided to plant your containers only to discover you don't have fertilizer? Or suddenly find a…
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