Monthly Archives: March 2015

Winter frost — If there is one thing new gardeners fear most, it’s freezing temperatures killing off their plants. If you plant to early, disaster strikes, and you’ll have to try again. Plant too late, and the cooler weather lovers wilt, while the warm weather lovers are stunted by not enough lead time. No […]

Working with The Freeze

This entry was posted in Ecosystems How-to Resource Reviews and tagged cold hardy Planting times on 30.March.2015 by Grace Conyers

cloche-garden — As I look outside and see 8 inches of snow that need to be cleared off my car, the last thing I’m thinking of is planting seedlings. But, since it often takes seedlings a month or two to really be at a place that makes it easy for planting in […]

Ready, Set, PLANT: 4 ideas to get your seeds planted ...

This entry was posted in How-to and tagged Seed starters on 23.March.2015 by Grace Conyers

Noah in the Urban Farmer garden. — OK, so you’re ready to start your seeds, but where do you get them from? Mail order? Etsy? How do you know that these seeds are what they claim to be — especially if you are worried about their organic and heirloom provenance? Perhaps you grow some yourself — when […]

Organic and Heirloom Seeds Grown and Gathered with Love

This entry was posted in Inspiration Resource Reviews and tagged fellow gardeners Seed companies on 15.March.2015 by Grace Conyers

Prairie Heaven — While weren’t on the topic of grasses, let’s take a look at the prairie ecosystem — and talk about how you might be able to make one on your patio or in your backyard. What is a prairie? A prairie is a grassland ecosystem, and they can be found all […]

Creating Your Own Prairie

This entry was posted in Ecosystems and tagged Prairie on 9.March.2015 by Grace Conyers

Create a "wall" to a room with tall wheat instead of ornamental grass. — With last week’s post on wheat, you may be wondering what you can do with ornamental grasses and wheat to enhance your landscape. Grasses attracts a wide variety of birds and other wildlife, create a great canvas you can enjoy yard art on, and can be used as a very pretty […]

8 Uses for Ornamental Grasses (and Wheat) in Your Landscaping

This entry was posted in Inspiration Landscaping and tagged grasses Wheat on 2.March.2015 by Grace Conyers