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Climate-Resilient Gardening Blog
Digging into the science of cultivating climate-resilient gardens and turning it into practical garden advice.
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Should You Replace Your Lawn? The Real Pros, Cons, and a Smarter Way Forward
Should you remove your lawn? Explore the environmental pros and cons of lawns versus meadows, including carbon storage, cooling benefits, biodiversity, and low-input lawn alternatives for climate-conscious gardens.
Why Buying Different Plants Isn’t Enough to Build Climate Resilient Gardens
Buying drought-tolerant or native plants alone won’t create resilient gardens. Learn why changing gardening practices matters more.
Why Good Pruning Builds Climate-Resilient Trees and Shrubs
Good pruning builds climate resilient trees and shrubs. In a stable climate, plants may be able to compensate for these mistakes. In a volatile climate, the stress is too great.
Your Garden Is More Than Plants: Why Systems Thinking Matters Now
Shifting away from a mindset of “What should I add?” toward systems thinking approach, asking “What does this garden need?” is a subtle but powerful change. It moves gardeners from management toward stewardship, and from short-term solutions toward long-term climate resilience.
The Gift of the First Snowfall
The first snowfall is a gift. A quiet turning point in the garden year. For plants, trees, and even the hidden soil life below, snow is not a burden but a blessing, especially as shoulder seasons grow more erratic due to climate change.
Garden Ecosystems 101: Biodiversity, Climate Change & Regenerative Gardening
Your garden is more than beds and borders — it’s a living ecosystem. Learn why biodiversity, soil life, and regenerative gardening are key to climate resilience.
The Healing Power of Spring Gardening
Sunshine, soil and sanity. How spring gardening lifts your mood, strengthens your body and brings back a sense of hope after a long winter.
Why Eco-Friendly Gardeners Should Rethink Fertilizer Use
Fertilizers promise lush growth, but they can harm soil life, pollute waterways and add to emissions. Why eco-friendly gardeners should use less.
Biodiversity: The Secret to a Thriving, Climate Resilient Garden
Biodiversity isn't just for wild places. How a garden full of life supports pollinators, healthier soil, fewer pests and climate resilience. Gardening can be climate action.
What are Intentional Cues for Gardens?
A wilder garden can look neglected to neighbours. Simple design cues, like mowed edges and pathways, show it is cared for and thriving.
BOOK REVIEW: Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest
What does the term native plant really mean in a changing climate? Can you have an eco-conscious garden made up of natives and tropicals? My book review of Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Create a Safe Haven for Birds in Your Garden
Climate change is disrupting birds' food, nesting and migration. How to make your garden a refuge with year-round food, shelter and safety.
Carbon in the Garden: What is it and Why is it Important?
Carbon isn't only a climate problem. Carbon plays an important role in gardens. Learn what it is and how your trees and plants are removing carbon from the air and storing it in the ground.
Regenerative Gardening vs. Sustainable Gardening: What is the Difference?
Are sustainable and regenerative gardening the same thing? What each term really means, and why my own garden leans regenerative.
3 Common Problems Sustainable Gardening Methods Can Fix
Extreme weather damage often comes down to how we garden. Three common problems that sustainable gardening methods can help you fix.
Leaf mulch. Does it really make a difference?
Yes! Leaving fallen leaves in your beds protects soil from heavy rain, feeds soil life and brings more insects and birds into the garden.
What is the number one hack to eliminate weeds from your garden forever?
The simplest way to rid your garden of weeds forever might be to stop calling them weeds. Who determines what is a weed? The reality is a weed is not a specific plant like a dandelion or buttercup, but any plant that you do not want in your garden could be considered a weed.
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