Go Totally Bare
This week's tip of the week will save you money if you think ahead - and order ahead. Get your fruit trees and berries while you can.
This week's tip of the week will save you money if you think ahead - and order ahead. Get your fruit trees and berries while you can.
In a bit of a diversion away from the usual subject of vegetable gardening, I am pleased to report that our front yard no longer lies barren. Plants – actual plants now reside in the space that once was a flatland of mud and weeds. No longer the embarrassment of the neighborhood, we can now hold our heads up high – and even smile – as we approach the front door.
If you’ve been following the previous segments about this project, you’ll remember the exciting plant removal, and pathway and irrigation installation. (It’s really worth comparing …
Another great question came in this week at Ask Gardenerd:
“[I] did the soil test today. Turns out the pH is 6.0-6.5. The N,P, and K were depleted (even paler than depleted). No wonder my cover crop in this virgin soil is defeated. What is your recommendation to get these elements into the soil?”
First of all, I want to raise my hand and testify with you that I, too, have gotten the same test results in my garden at times. If soil could walk, it would have been the walking dead. That said, there are many ways to get …
Some of you may know that we bought the house we live in a couple of years ago. It took almost a year to renovate, and we finally moved in last April. Now that we’ve been living in the house for a year – and tackling indoor projects as well as building the raised bed garden, it has come time to give some much needed attention to the outside of the house – namely the front and back yards.
We have been scheming and planning for awhile now, and interviewing contractors. We found a great landscape designer who could …
Nature seems to be busting out all over this time of year, not only with flora, but fauna as well. I was over at my parents' house for Memorial Day…
In honor of Christmas Eve and the chance to relax, here is some inspiration for your holiday. We look forward to helping you grow your best garden in 2026.
The phrase “winter is coming” invokes images of snow storms, battles (for GOT fans), & dormant gardens. But here in SoCal it is anything but.
Last week I was in the UK and made a stop at Borough Market in London. It’s a bustling farmers market that draws tourists and locals alike.