Capturing Carbon in the Garden The gardener’s second strategy for combatting global warming is to support the ways that the garden stores (sequesters) carbon. Again, this is a natural process, so it is not difficult to incorporate in the garden. Here are the principal methods: Keep the Soil...
with millions of us staying at home, the green spaces we had access to became more vital than ever – as did tending them. After an initial flurry of fascination with growing-our-own (compost sold out, while seed manufacturers resorted to online queuing systems...
For a wide range of other online opportunities to advance your gardening knowledge, visitGarden Designmagazineand search for “online classes.” This magazine, which recently evolved into a digital publication, has provided an impressive array of fee-based short courses on several aspects of gardening...
We normally use Ocado for food deliveries but in recent weeks, both their app and website have been impossible to get into. We are gradually adapting to our new way of life but being in isolation means we can't simply just pop out to the stores as we have done so often in the past...
I compensate by putting up all kinds of little trees. Young Norfolk Island pines(Araucaria heterophylla) are often lightly decorated at Christmas time. They present a bright, cheerful, living alternative for holiday greenery, and are available in many stores at this time of the year (See Photo...
Starting Point: A four-foot closet in the same room stores craft materials, our printer, sewing projects and my Cameo cutting machine This is what it looks like now. After: craft room closet sorted with room for a chair. Have you tackled an organizing project during your time in quarantine...
Here is why I admire Lars; first of all he is a really down to earth, and a humble guy even though he runs many successful E-commerce stores. Clean Air Gardening is just one of many businesses that he started and owns. The other thing I like about Lars is that the guy is an open...
Sidney was her name, after the main character in the TV show Alias which my family watched every week. Not because of Sydney Australia. Australian Shepherds are also called North American Shepherds because this is where I believe they are originally from. She was a “Black-Tri” which meant...
A dome-like confection of marshmallow and a cookie layer on the bottom, covered in dark chocolate. Wow. Not a far cry from the then-unknown to me Scooter Pies and Moon Pies. A quick scan of the internet show that these too are available online. Why not in stores? Hmmm . . . ...
The UCSC Arboretum and Botanic Gardenwill hold its spring plant sale, presenting collections of plants that are native to South Africa, Australia, and California, plus some from other dry summer regions. This sale is at the same time and place as the CNPS sale. The Arboretum is “a favorite...