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,…
Read more Ask the Expert: How to Invite More Good Bacteria Into Your Garden (And Your Gut) – GardenistaIn the first decade of America’s post-war boom, a million and a half new houses were built, creating vast tracts of suburbia and giving young families their first…
Read more Before & After: A 1940s-Suburban House Grows Up Gracefully in Mill Valley, CA – GardenistaLately I’ve been hankering for a woodsy, off-the-grid, no-screens-allowed place to escape to—no text messages, no email, no Netflix, just a paperback and someplace to float. Which has…
Read more DIY Boardwalk: How to Lay Down a Planked Path YourselfToo 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,…
Read more Hardscaping 101: Ground Covers to Plant Between Pavers – GardenistaIf you’re searching for tiles for an interior design project, the hard part is choosing from the gazillion options out there. Sourcing for tiles and materials for an…
Read more OUTERcle: A New Source for Outdoor Tiles, Materials, and SculptureIf you live in a region where snow and ice are common in winter, you probably already know you shouldn’t scatter rock salt to make sidewalks and garden…
Read more Icebreakers: 9 Eco-Friendly Tips to Clear Snow, from the High Line in NYC – GardenistaJul 21, 2023 It’s sizzling in Texas and just like humans, snakes are seeking cool places to beat the heat during our record high temperatures. They may be…
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