Is your garden probiotic? In other words, is it teeming with beneficial microbes that vastly outnumber pathogens and keep you healthy? Looking at your landscape from this angle,…
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Read more What to Do in the Garden in Extreme Heat: Tips for Climate-Resilient LandscapesToo often pathway gaps are neglected and become a home for weeds. But where some may see awkward spaces between stepping stones, I see potential. Plants between pavers can soften hard lines,…
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Read more Ground Ivy: This Pretty Weed that Grows on Lawns Is EdibleRecently, one of my clients asked if I would add some blue flowers to her garden. Her young daughter had learned that dogs are color-blind and can see…
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