-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
Categories
Meta
Tag Archives: Garden in the City
Homeward Bound
As I’ve mentioned before, I am a fan of the slug. No one is more surprised than me. Seems I am not alone – at least by their cousins, the snails. This BBC Radio 4 program features amateur scientist, Ruth … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Creatures, Garden in the City, Postaweek
Tagged Garden Creatures, Garden in the City
Leave a comment
Thankful for Worms
Invite the worms in your worm bin to participate in Thanksgiving by giving them the pumpkin rinds and strings (no seeds) from your delicious pumpkin pie. Be sure to incorporate it into the worm bin by creating a hole in … Continue reading
Anasazi Scarlett Runner Beans
For all the great folks I met at Saturday’s Sustainability in the Classroom workshop, here are some of the great photos of the tipi. I hope this inspires you! Click on the photo for a larger image. … Continue reading
Casting Aside
The tree blushed – a rude blast of air Betrayed a shapely bough. My saddened heart aware That Nature’s clock was chiming, I froze upon the twelfth Clanging tone, caught alone, Staring at a creaking door – Left ajar for … Continue reading
Bedtime
Temperatures turn cold this weekend & daylight is shorter than night’s twilight. In the Midwest, snow has already fallen and the temperature highs are lower than the Northwest’s lows. My vegetable garden has been ready for weeks. This year, I … Continue reading
Posted in Garden in the City, Postaweek, Roses, Vegetable Gardening
Tagged Garden in the City, Roses, Vegetable Gardening
Leave a comment
Not Just Another Pretty Flower
I’ve been exploring using edible flowers in my landscape for the last few years. I’ve enjoyed planting calendulas, nasturtiums and pansies, among others throughout my garden. This year, I decided to go the next step and create healing salves out … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Garden in the City, Healing, Postaweek
Tagged Flowers, Garden Healing, Garden in the City
Leave a comment
Autumn Beauty
beauty is there offering itself every day asking nothing not even that you notice the way the light shines through dry grass at sundown or the way shadows lay themselves across some arrangement of sandstone boulders or how the crisp … Continue reading
Worms & Soil
I was surprised to learn that Charles Darwin was the first scientist to study worms and soil. BBC Radio 4’s Shared Planet program has produced a program on soil and the importance of keeping it healthy, not through the use … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Creatures, Garden in the City, Postaweek
Tagged Garden Creatures, Garden in the City, Vegetable Gardening
2 Comments
Autumn Roses
In the midst of Fall clean-up, spreading compost and growing cover crop in your vegetable bed, it’s also time to care for your roses. Taking care of your roses now encourages healthy roses next year. I’m assuming you have already … Continue reading
Bees
Recently, it’s been hard to keep posting. I set a goal for once a week and some weeks the ideas easily come to me, but lately, it’s been a struggle. My goal has been to encourage and educate people how … Continue reading
Tea Leaf Gardens 