Category Archives: Sustainable Gardening

Gardening When Water Becomes Scarce

Planning and Planting the Dry Garden The lovely rain is so welcome that I can hear neighbor kids laughing and singing as they run in the refreshing wetness. Although our Northwestern summers are typically very dry indeed, this year takes … Continue reading

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Catnip vs DEET: No Contest

Simple Garden Solutions For Summer Stings Our daily deer visits have been made a bit more exciting by daily coyote sitings, possibly not unrelated. In any case, we are now hosting a limping faun, still spotted and tiny but seemingly … Continue reading

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Hot Tips and Gardening Tricks

Home And Garden Cures For This And That I recently had a sizzling experience with a red hot pepper. Happily, it’ happened before and I knew just what to do. The first time I got chili burn, it took over … Continue reading

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Bodacious Breakfasts From The Garden

Vegan Starters With Staying Power Breakfast is a tricky meal for me; if I start the day off with the traditional sweet stuff, I can feel off-balance for hours. I prefer savory breakfasts, but rarely have time to create leisurely … Continue reading

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