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80Plant a Bee Garden
by kerryg
Beneficial bees are necessary to the success of gardens, orchards, and farms, but their numbers are in decline around the world. A bee garden is a beautiful and fragrant way to lend a helping hand. ... published 9 months ago
71Attracting Beneficial Insects To Your Garden
by kerryg
If you are making the switch to organic gardening, you may be concerned about losing plants to insect pests. In the short run, this is likely to occur. However, established organic gardens typically lose... published 6 weeks ago
75Attracting Birds With Prairie Plants
by kerryg
Whether you live on an acreage or the smallest city lot, attracting birds to your garden is easy with native prairie plants. The tallgrass prairie, which once covered much of the American Midwest, is one of... published 9 months ago
68Organic Plant Food For Your Home Garden
by Elle MacKenna
Just like people, plants need a proper diet of nutrients and minerals to grow properly and ward off disease. For organic gardens, soil quality is built through sustainable principles and practices to build hearty flowers and vegetables. Your all natural garden can also benefit from organic plant food that brings plants the compounds they need without chemicals. Types of Organic Plant Food Rockdust is a type of organic fertilizer that’s made from crushed basalt. Basalt is a volcanic rock rich in published 2 years ago
76The Winter Bird Garden
by kerryg
For many birds, winter is the most dangerous time of year. Deciduous trees lose their leaves, exposing birds to predators and the elements. Many food sources are buried under snow, while water sources may... published 8 months ago
53So You Want to Try Organic Gardening?
by slushatwork
It is easy to practice organic gardening! So easy, in fact, that I often wonder why all gardeners aren't organic. There's a lot of myths and misinformation over the technique, and I've heard them all: Without... published 6 months ago
66Book Review: "Bringing Nature Home"
by kerryg
Last night, my mother and I attended a very enjoyable lecture by Douglas W. Tallamy, a professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. We immediately bought his book, Bringing... published 5 months ago
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