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July: What to do in the Garden and How to Plan for Fall Season Growing
🌞 The July Calendar has tons of tips for getting the most out of your summer garden as well as mulching, water wise tips, and summer lawn care. It’s also time to plan for fall crops. See what can be direct-sowed as space opens up, and what can be started indoors for later transplanting. Grab…
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Bed Prep — An Easy Guide to Getting Your Garden Growing
A good friend reached out for some advice to get her garden beds ready. She had a disappointing year last year and was looking supercharge her soil by rototilling in some clover cover crop and adding manure. As I wrote out a reply to her, I thought that my cyber-universe friends might also appreciate some…
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Essential Pruning Tips for Backyard Orchards and Other Fruiting Perennials
Before heading out the door to do the long-put-off task of pruning our fruit trees, I decided to give myself a quick refresher and share it with you, my friends. Pruning Primer Tool Rules Sanitize with some alcohol first then select the right tools for the job. I’m guilty of using the wrong tool for…
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Keystone Native Plant Finder
While watching this excellent video, Garden For Wildlife – Episode 7: Nature’s Best Hope with Dr. Doug Tallamy, he points us gardeners to a resource we can use to find out which native plants give us the best bang for our buck. Most resources simply tell you that an individual plant is a “host plant…
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About Me
Good Morning!
I’m Amy. So nice to meet you. Tea?🍵
I have found fulfillment inviting nature into our yard space, and growing organic fruits and vegetables for my family. I’d like to show you how you can awaken your inner hobbit and transform your outdoor space to an inviting garden to share with family and friends.
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