Welcome, fellow plant lovers!
This section is packed with practical advice for growing flowers, herbs, vegetables, and lawns—plus a few tried-and-true strategies for dealing with weeds and pesky critters. Most of what you’ll find here is geared toward four-season, cold-climate gardens.
With a background in plant biology, ecology, and botany and over 50 years of hands-on experience, I’ve learned to work with the land, not fight it.
I garden organically, rely on seeds to keep things budget-friendly, and focus on what thrives naturally.
As Beth Chatto wisely said, “The right plant for the right place.” That principle guides everything I grow—and everything I share here.
Let’s get growing.
You have planted a beautiful lawn, but now your green grass is changing color. Grass turning yellow can be caused by various problems, but don’t worry – it’s not usually the end of the world. Here are 6 reasons why your grass may be losing its color and how you can fix them.
Clay soil can be a real challenge for gardeners, especially when choosing grass. Grass for clay soil needs to tolerate the specific challenges associated with this kind of soil. In this post, we’re going to look at some of the best types of grasses that will work well with clay soils no matter what climate you live in!
Roundup is a weed killer that has been used for decades to keep yards and gardens free of weeds. But what happens if you accidentally spray your grass and end up with brown patches on your lawn? We’ll tell you everything you need to know about how to fix grass killed by Roundup. We all…
If you’re a gardener, then you know how frustrating it can be to seed your lawn only to watch the birds gobble everything up. But how to keep birds from eating grass seed? We’ve searched the scientific studies to find out which methods work. We’ll also tell you which are a waste of money. Read…
Are coffee filters compostable? Most avid gardeners try to compost as much as possible to reduce waste, but can coffee filters go in the compost? This post will cover all aspects of composting coffee filters. Including how long it takes for coffee grinds and filters to decompose, and how to compost them successfully. Gardeners are…
A lawn isn’t just a green space for your family to play on. It’s also an investment. If you want to protect that investment, you need the good sprinkler heads! Sprinkler heads help water your lawn and keep it looking lush without all of the manual labor of watering by hand. We’ll look at their…