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Why Treated Landscape Ties Don’t Belong in a Sustainable Garden
Treated landscape ties look practical, but aging chemicals can leach into soil and groundwater. Why they don't belong in a sustainable garden.
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.
Are you contributing to the climate crisis by gardening?
Could the way you garden be adding to the climate crisis? Questions about the role of water, plastic, fertilizer and energy plays in the environmental footprint of your garden.
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.
4 tips for Selecting Eco-friendly Soil for Houseplants
Healthy living soil outdoors but sterile potting mix in a plastic bag indoors? Four tips for choosing eco-friendly soil for your houseplants.
Why I am skipping poinsettias this year
Poinsettias have always been part of my holidays, but their environmental footprint made me think twice. Why I'm skipping them this year.
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.
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.
Do not let perfectionism drain the joy out of gardening
Gardening is hard, and high expectations can turn joy into pressure. How to let go of perfection and enjoy your garden again.
Embracing the definitions of ecosystem, sustainable gardening and biodiversity
Ecosystem, sustainable gardening, biodiversity: plain-language definitions of terms you'll meet when gardening with the planet in mind.
Eco-friendly gardening - for the health of our gardens and the planet
Atmospheric rivers, drought and hard frost in one year. It is no longer one weather event per year but rather multiple in a single growing season. With all this crazy weather, should gardeners be asking whether to garden differently, and where to begin.
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