The Interloper
A pretty, new-to-me, bird showed up in my yard but someone wasn't too happy to share.
Improve Your Garden Soil
Identify your garden soil and learn how to improve it for greater yeilds in your garden.
Preventing Weeds in Your Garden
Wet newspapers and organic mulch form a barrier to keep nasty weeds out.
How to start seeds indoors
Tutorial on starting seeds indoors to get a jump on the gardening season.
Freezing Peppers from the Garden
An easy alternative to using all of those peppers from your garden.
Urban Farming
See how my neighbor in central Phoenix, AZ, grows his urban farm and poultry.
Colorful Winter Carrots
Find out how to harvest carrots multiple times a year, even in winter. Plus, learn about this gorgeous purple carrot variety.
Grow a Garden – Dirt Cheap!
The basics of starting seeds for your summer garden. Costs next to nothing at all!
All About Basil
Learn how to purchase basil, plant it, maintain it and grow it to its full potential.
Chopped Salad
Chopped salad with spinach, apples, pears, mango, pomegranates and hazelnuts, topped with Gorgonzola cheese!
November Gardening To Do List
A complete gardening to do list for November, including your Backyard Chickens and Honey Bees.
A good reason to plant coneflowers
It's because of the second crop of "flowers" that spring up in the fall!
Not Just A Monarch, A Princess
When it comes to butterflies timing is everything!
Roasted Vegetables with Harissa
Roasted tomatoes, aubergines, tomatillos and potatoes with harissa sauce equal the ultimate summer flavour!
Monarch Sighting in my Garden
A female Monarch Butterfly visited my garden today, and I discovered caterpillars and eggs on the Tropical Milkweed.
Upcycled Water Bottle Planters
Learn how to make these cool succulent planters from upcylced plastic water bottles with an easy step-by-step tutorial!
Rainbow Swiss Chard Quiche
Quiche made with freshly harvested nutritious rainbow swiss chard.
Wildflowers in the Landscape
Discovering native plants in my landscape and making identifications with the help of blogging and Master Gardener friends.
