We don't want for much here at Gardenerd HQ (okay, except for time off, but such is life). The holidays, however, bring out the consumer in all of us, even if it's a hankering for more seed storage. While we try to give gifts from the home and garden, we can't help but long for a few shiny new objects under the tree this year. Here is our wish list, our favorite gift-giving ideas for 2016 with info about each…
Here's a question urban gardeners ask themselves at least once while standing next to a garden hose as the smell of chlorine wafts across the yard. George from Wisconsin proposed it this week on Ask Gardenerd (edited for length): "Hi, A few years ago I noticed that my garden never looked as good after I watered it with tap water as it did after a rain. At first, I attributed it to laziness: maybe I was stingy since I had…
Is expanded shale safe for my dog?
Information about which bulbs to plant, and when and where to plant them or take them out.
In honor of the White House Garden, which may or may not continue during the next presidency, here are some November gardening photos from Gardenerd HQ. We will continue to grow a diversity of crops from all over the world. Everything we eat comes from somewhere across the globe. Let us celebrate diversity in our gardens this fall.
It's fall, and garden installations are top on our list. Last week we created a starter garden for a health-conscious couple and their young boys. They all want to know where their food comes from, and this first garden is a great way to learn. Since theirs is a household of boys, our garden needed to be protected from soccer balls, water guns, and general rambunctiousness. We chose the neat and clean lines of portable cedar planters, that elevate the…
While Los Angeles may be a concrete jungle, we still have wild animals lurking about the garden. Our most recent garden installation was designed to protect new seedlings from wandering critters on the canyon slope. It's a starter garden, this 3x5 foot raised bed. Not much design involved, except that we had to make it fit on top of an existing brick patio barely bigger than that. We decided to move the bench back a foot, closer to the rock…
Today's the day we exercise our right to vote. This election cycle has gone on forever it seems, and we're all ready to see it come to a close. I just returned from my polling place, where long lines and happy dispositions went hand in hand. It got me thinking... I find that gardening crosses all borders. Political, religious, racial and economic differences disappear when you get a group of people in the room to talk about gardening. The miracle…
Check under kale leaves and combat pests to grow fuller plants