An Alternative Way of Gardening: The Organic Garden

A lot of people seem to think that an organic garden is just for hippies and vegetarians. They think it is a difficult and hard way to grow vegetables and flowers while in fact they could not have been further from the truth. Having an organic garden is not difficult at all and it certainly [...]

Optimizing Your Garden for Drought or Water Conservation

Living in Colorado and being a gardener has been rather stressful in the past few years, as this state has been undergoing a rather severe drought. The city is imposing watering restrictions which are not giving enough water to lawns and plants. I’ve had to renovate my garden to make it more water efficient. Now, [...]

Seeds for all Seasons?  

Article by Colette Jaccard Right after Christmas, the seed catalogs arrived and everyone eagerly pored over apiece one of them. The plants and flowers, the imagined fragrances and delectable harvests, dissecting what would fit in what space in our yard, shade or partial sun, drought tolerant or moist, deep reds [...]