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Digging into the science of cultivating climate-resilient gardens and turning it into practical garden advice.
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Exploring New Water-Wise Habits: Another Step Toward Establishing a Climate Resilient Garden
Discover water-wise gardening tips, rainwater harvesting ideas, and smarter irrigation practices to build a climate-resilient garden that thrives year-round.
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.
Street Trees: Are Urban Heat Islands the Best We Can Do?
Tree canopies are an important part of the urban landscape and a critical part of climate resilient plantings. Many cities are doing a terrible job of protecting the trees. Often trees are located in heat islands. Can we do better?
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.
Why Carbon Is Not the Enemy of Regenerative Gardeners
Carbon isn’t just a climate problem — it’s the foundation of healthy soil and resilient gardens. Learn how trees, plants, and mulch store carbon and build life.
Why is the weather so wild? Wreaking havoc on your garden?
Hotter than normal spring temperatures, then atmospheric rivers in the fall. The weather is different now. Discover what gardeners can do.
A Summer Well Spent — In the Garden and in the Moment
A summer of rest, family and simply being in the garden, and what it taught me about letting go of the to-do list.
Coming Home to My Garden: Lessons Learned After Three Years Away
Three years living overseas, and the blackberries, horsetail and common rush moved in. What coming home to an overgrown garden taught me.
What Earth Day Can Mean For Gardeners: From Hobby to Climate Action
Earth Day often arrives wrapped in guilt. Why your garden is more than a hobby, and how it can be a quiet act of climate hope.
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.
Gardening in an Era of Extremes: How Climate Events are Changing the Way We Garden
Heat domes, drought, ice storms and downpours. How extreme weather is changing our gardens, and the way we need to garden.
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.
Feeling Overwhelmed This Garden Season? 5 Steps to Get Started (Even If You’re Not Ready)
Overwhelmed by your garden? Five gentle steps to ease back into the garden and find the joy again, even if you're not ready.
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.
Why Trees Fail: The Impact of Poor Practices and Environmental Stress
Trees are resilient, but poor planting, compacted soil and bad pruning leave them open to climate stress. How to give your trees a better start.
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.
Is your garden ready for unexpected weather events?
From downpours to drought, weather is becoming unpredictable. Practical ways to prepare your garden for extreme weather and build resilience.
Understanding the Greenhouse Effect: Why the Weather is Changing
Why is the weather so extreme? A plain-language guide to the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases and what they mean for your garden.
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