How A Rain Gauge Can and Cannot Help Your Garden Imagine a gardener studying a rain gauge after a summer storm. At last, a respectable amount of water falls! The gardener relaxes; but too late some plants have already stopped … Continue reading →
When a Garden Is Buzzing – but Biodiversity Is Quietly Slipping Away “New research shows why a lively-looking landscape can still be losing its most vulnerable pollinators – and what gardeners and prairie restorers can do about it.” Is this … Continue reading →
A Butterfly Garden Has to Feed the Caterpillars, Too Consider this ironic situation: A butterfly settles on a flower, and someone reaches for a camera. A caterpillar chews a leaf nearby, and someone reaches for the pest spray. We have … Continue reading →
What a Prairie Can Teach Us About a Living Garden A gardener is standing on his patch of tired lawn, holding a packet of wildflower seed. The packet in his hand promises summer color, visiting butterflies and bees. But is … Continue reading →
13 Fantastic Forest Facts That Sound Almost Too Strange to Be True Forests may appear peaceful, exciting and wonderful places to visit and walk through. There is an old saying that you cannot see the forest because of the trees … Continue reading →
A Vegetable Garden Starts with the Right Seeds There is a specific kind of magic that happens the moment you plants push out of the soil for the first time in spring, but let’s be honest: most of us are … Continue reading →
Planting sweet potatoes in the backyard is easier than many people think, and they’re a high-value crop both nutritionally and economically. As planting season approaches here is what you need to know for panting sweet potatoes. Tips for Planting Sweet … Continue reading →
The Neurobiology of Pollination: How Bees and Plants Share a Hidden Intelligence The calming buzz of a bee, the scent of a flower, fruit hanging from a tree – a delightful picture of a garden. But how bees and flowers … Continue reading →
The 30-Meter Mind Effect: How Tiny Forests Heal the Urban Brain Do you have empty spaces in your neighborhood, like vacant lots? Planting a tiny forest in such empty areas is an easy upgrade to the local quality of life… … Continue reading →
Why Dwarf Fruit Trees Are the Smartest Choice for Container Gardening When I lived in a second floor apartment years ago, one the smartest things I did was put a dwarf orange tree in a wood tub onto the patio. … Continue reading →