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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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Greenwashing in Gardening: How to Shop More Intentionally
Learn how to spot greenwashing in gardening products, question eco-friendly claims and make more intentional, sustainable choices that reduce waste in your garden.
The Flowers You Can’t See Yet: Does the Garden Need More Water This Autumn?
Learn why fall watering matters after a dry growing season, especially for shrubs that flower on old wood, and how observation can build climate-resilient gardens.
Gardening as Climate Action (Copy)
Discover how gardening can support personal wellness while helping us take small, meaningful actions for the planet and climate. Gardening can be climate action.
Observation: The Secret Gardening Skill for Gardens that Thrive
Learn how observation can help your garden thrive through drought, heat, and changing weather. Discover why paying attention is a gardener's most valuable skill.
Where Are My Spring Bulbs?
Struggling with bulbs disappearing in wet winter soil? Learn why bulbs fail in soggy climates and how planting in containers can improve success.
The Shoulder Seasons Can Be Tough on Gardens
Shoulder seasons are becoming more volatile, bringing extreme weather that stresses plants when they are most vulnerable. Learn how spring and fall conditions impact garden resilience.
Wind: Why it is Important for Gardeners to Understand Environmental Stressors
Wind is an overlooked environmental stressor in gardens. Learn how wind affects plant growth, soil moisture, roots, and how to design wind-resilient gardens.
It’s Rarely Just One Weather Event Damaging Plants and Trees
Extreme weather rarely harms plants in isolation. Learn how sequential climate stress weakens garden plants—and how observation builds climate resilience.
Is Climate Change Making the Gardening Calendar Obsolete?
Plants respond to environmental cues, not the date on calendars. What happens when those environmental cues are shifting withing a single season. Climate resilient gardens need a different approach, not a calendar.
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