Sustainable Gardening Blog
Blog URL www.SustainableGardeningBlog.com
Located Takoma Park, Maryland USA
Tags gardening, environment, organic gardening, low-maintenance gardenin, earth-friendly, plants
Companion blog to Sustainable-Gardening.com, with stories from the garden, rants and raves, and the occasional off-topic adventures.
Latest Blog Posts
- One more reason to remove dead leaves from flower beds on Nov 22, 2009 in Plants
Actually, pictured are SIX more reasons, and they're just a few of the groundcovers that look just fine here in late November (photos taken 11/22). My point is that all of them are all much nicer to look at than dead leaves. Isn...
- On Being Paid to Blog, and What I Really do in my Garden in November on Nov 20, 2009 in Real Gardening
For three years I wrote how-to gardening articles for local readers of the Takoma Voice and loved it – til I finally gave it up to focus on activities that would help pay the bills. Reality, I hear you! That meant confining the gard...
- The Great Dead-Leaf Debate – who knew? on Nov 19, 2009 in Real Gardening
Who knew there was so much controversy around the question of what's the "greenest" thing to do with dead leaves? Actually I've gotten more than a hint of the controversy because over on GardenRant people have, of course, ranted...
- Say hello to Olive Barn and Jackie D’Elia on Nov 15, 2009 in Olive Barn
I started hearing from Jackie months ago – some comments on GardenRant and the occasional helpful tip ("That link's a dud!" And for the record, I WANT y'all to tell me these things! ) Then last summer I asked f...
- How to hurt your back in the garden on Nov 11, 2009 in Real Gardening
Do I know to bend at the knee? Was I born yesterday? Of course I know to do that!. Ditto doing regular exercises to strengthen the big muscles that take the load off our tired old back muscles when we're working hard. (I u...
- Sustainable and Urban Gardening Newsletter, November 2009 on Nov 7, 2009 in Newsletters
Blog edition. The whole newsletter is right here. Urban Gardening on the Web Urban Gardening – What is it? is my definition and a call for links to more great programs across the U.S. USDA reports that farmers' markets...
- New Fence Revealed! on Nov 5, 2009 in Real Gardens
Behold the natural cedar fence that replaced the UGLY chain-link fence covered with English ivy. It's hard to believe it was only 4 years ago that I thought this was a fine place for ivy. Ha! Sure looks different! Also, neighbor...
