Start small.Considering the fact that I have no idea what I am doing, it makes no sense to do it on a grand scale. Use containersif you have limited space.While I do have space, I do not want to use it for gardening. I plant to garden instead from the safety of my deck utilizin...
And while there wasn't time to ponder whether there was a word for this experience in The Meaning of Liff (by the late Douglas Adams and John Lloyd), there was time to recall a similar incident and ask myself why I hadn't learned my lesson. The shaft of my new (secondhand) spade ...
The trick to urban gardening is learning how to plant in a small space. Scrap the lush lawn in favor of a landscaped urban garden filled with vegetables and herbs. Don’t have a backyard? Use the small space in your front yard to plant a decorative vegetable garden. Once you learn how...
Community gardening is a growing trend, especially in urban areas. They help to promote physical and mental health, environmental sustainability, and community pride. There are over 10,000 community gardens in the United States and more are sprouting up regularly. Community gardens can be anywhere ...
Wonderinghow to start a frugal urban gardenbed? These practical tips will help you start the best budget-friendly garden from scratch! Looking for more gardening tips? Here are my5+ ways to use plastic for gardening. When I was a kid, I thought my parents were so uncool for wanting to ...
But put a garden in a school, and it becomes so much more. Every year,more schoolsare discovering the educational potential of gardens. This is astoundingly true in the case of Stephen Ritz, a South Bronx educator who has developed a school-based gardening program you have to see to believ...
Mark Cullen is an expert gardener, author, broadcaster, tree advocate and holds the Order of Canada. His son Ben is a fourth-generation urban gardener and graduate of University of Guelph and Dalhousie University in Halifax. Follow them at markcullen.com, @markcullengardening, on Facebook and...
A small urban garden can accommodate a lot of plants if you get creative. From single-container gardening to stacked raised bed, there are many ideas to choose. Likewise, minor changes such as placing a mirror or painting the wall white can greatly improve the appeal of your garden. We hop...
Gaultheria shallon does well in the forest subcanopy – not so well in urban settings Poor/improper soil preparation Working amendments into the soil before, during, or after planting. Your goal is to keep a texturally uniform soil environment. Digging a hole before seeing what the roots look...
Gardening gloves, these from Walmartare a great find, and simply a must for me with any gardening task, and especially when gathering up long grass and cuttings to place on the compost heap. Large cutters, such as these from Amazon, for edging borders. ...