Planning and Growing Your Landscape Gardens
“Gardens are what you make them” is a commonly used phrase, but I suggest reversing it: “gardens make you.” They create an inviting place to extend your living beyond your
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Earth Week
The first earth day was over 50 years ago. In 2010, the Canopy Project was established to reforest the earth and slow the effects of climate change. Since then, over
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Companion Planting, Part II
Last time, we discussed different beneficial insects you will want to attract to your garden to help your landscape. This time, we will go over different plants and trees you'll
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Companion Planting, part I
Four plant families (the Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, and Labiatae) can be the basis of companion planting. What are companion plants and why bother with them? In this blog series, we
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Joe’s Journal, Winter edition: Seeds of Change, Part IV
The Summer Garden The native plants from the Americas, in contrast to those of the Mediterranean and Eurasia, were exported to Europe by the Spanish explorers in the 1500s. But
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Joe’s Journal, Winter Edition: Seeds of Change, Part III
Our garden plants have global origins. In this blog, we’ll consider those plants that had origins in Europe and Asia. The list includes both cool and warm season garden vegetables.
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Joe’s Journal, Winter Edition: Seeds of Change, Part II
The Early Spring Garden Ever wonder about the origins of your garden plants? And why would this be important? Their origins give clues on how to grow them successfully. In
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Joe’s Journal, Winter Edition: The Four to Six Seasons, part 2
Toward Better Gardening in a Changing Climate: Creating a Tailor-Made Almanac One of the most useful tools one can have along with a spade, shovel, rake, and compost pile is
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Joe’s Journal, Winter Edition: Indoor Hydroponics
Gardening does not have to end with the onset of winter. You can take it indoors! Here, we’ll describe the how-to of setting up an indoor hydroponic system. There are
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Joe’s Journal, Fall Edition: Extending the Growing Season: The Fall Garden, Part I
Days are getting shorter and cooler. Far from being the end of the growing season, fall is one of the best times to plant! There are several reasons for this:
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