“When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden.”
– Minnie Aumonier, writer
garden
Pocket gardens
Creating a greener and more productive city… This seems to be an excellent idea.
Composting for children (or other beginners)
If you want to grow your own vegetables (or whatever you like) composting is an important part of your gardening. Basically, any vegetables or fruit etc that you eat, produce peels and so on, and those are ideal for enriching the soil in your garden.
75 Things You Can Compost, But Thought You Couldn't
Informative and useful article about what you can put in your compost. I’ll bet there’s stuff on this list you didn’t know. I know I didn’t.
*Our* garden
Our neighbors have a totally different view than we do of what a garden should look like. We like it green and generous and – according to others – overgrown.
What others term weeds, we like and nurture. Some examples:
Nettles attract butterflies. They’re also nutritious.
Dandelions are lovely, cheerful little suns. They’re staying.
If you don’t agree, consider this: If you don’t like our garden, stay away and look away. We don’t bother you about yours.
Our garden looks this way because we like it. So now you know.