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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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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.
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.
Annuals and Tender Perennials: Why We Still Have to Wait Until May Long Weekend
Wondering when annuals and tender perennials can safely go outside? Learn why gardeners still wait until May long weekend, despite warmer springs and earlier sales.
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.
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.
Why Moving Houseplants Outside in Summer Builds Stronger Plants
Moving houseplants outdoors in the summer builds stronger plants. One of the best things you can do for a houseplant doesn’t come in a fertilizer bottle. It is a vacation outdoors.
5 things I wish I knew when I started gardening
Gardeners can you relate? Five things I wish I'd known when I started gardening.
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