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Recycle A Car and Save Landfill Space
Last summer while I am driving through Indiana I have the windows open and the sweet smell of corn field drifts into the window. I come upon this old beater car parked along the roadside in middle of a field of clover. I pull over and take photos and I am fascinated by the car and [...]
A Gift of Aloe – Aloe Humili ‘Andhogp’ Spineless Hedgehog
Every year at the beginning of the season I try to find a unique little plant gift I can give visitors that come to visit my garden. Sometimes I give them my book, sometimes I dig up and split perennials, and last season I planted Aloe plants in little clay pots and lined my front [...]
Make Homemade Planting Tags From A Milk Carton – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Members of the Warrenville in Bloom organization, a local non-profit that promotes city beautification in my community, came by and helped me dig up a bunch of plants in the front garden this month. They are reselling the plants on Arbor Day to help raise funds and also promote gardening in our community. Half-way through [...]
A Bride In My Garden and Love In My Heart
One day last summer I had a knock on my front door a few days before I left for an out of state speaking engagement. There in front of me was a smiling woman I had never met before. She said, “You don’t know me, but we love your garden. We see it growing every day. [...]
What Is The Difference Between Organic, Heirloom, Hybrid, and GMO?
Sometimes the massive amount of labeling and non-GMO-labeling and plants and seeds and EVERYTHING in the green shopping market is one giant hot mess. Some mad scientist has opened up a can o’ whoopass on us throwing in a drama cocktail which has all the subtlety of a reality tv show like Hell’s Kitchen combined [...]
Xeriscape Gardening – A Drought Tolerant Water Saving Advantage
This week my friend Jessica Edmondson asked if she could guest post on gardening. Yay! Below is her post which talks more about Xeriscaping and how you can accomplish it in your garden. I have been focused on drought tolerant soil amendments and drought tolerant gardening for years and think Jessica’s article is relevant. As [...]
Stainless Steel Water Bottle Pros and Cons
You already know I have addiction issues: here are my top three serious addiction issues all laid out naked and bare before you: Gardening. I’m clearly addicted to gardening – if I could grow something on my physical person I would plant my pores and turn into Super Nature Lady. Coffee. I also have an [...]
Taking the Disposable Coffee Cup Revolution to the NEXT LEVEL – From Changing Yourself to Changing Your Community
January is COLD and we all will be drinking more coffee as a nation through the winter months. My friend Jessica Edmondson asked how the Coffee Cup Revolution is going and could she guest post on the issue of community involvement for reduced coffee cup waste. I said sure! Below is her post which includes [...]
Urban Green Tip: How To Compost in the City
City and suburban composting is definitely possible. All you need is a small yard area or even a balcony space. Above you see two rainbarrels and a small composter sitting in my side yard. Making new soil is easy to do in this small space. To help beautify the area a bit, I surround my [...]
Meet a Few Mayans Before the Mayan Apocalypse
Several years ago I met Antonio, a Mayan guide who toured me through the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve. It resides on 1.3 million acres, is the largest protected area in the Mexican Caribbean, and was one of the most interesting and powerful experiences I have ever had with nature (see photo right of butterflies near the [...]
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