Author: Local Leaf

New year bathtub plant party and my super secret tropical potting mix recipe

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Would it surprise you, dear reader, to know that January is one of the busiest months of my gardening calendar? Mountain in background, greenhouse middle, and our supercharged trailer courtesy of WQCC welding class in foreground This year, the view from our new place makes it hard to concentrate on anything indoors, but a ritual … Continue reading New year bathtub plant party and my super secret tropical potting mix recipe

Transform Your Yard with Creative Garden Pathways

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Contracting the services of a reputable and traditional landscaping company is the best way to achieve uniform manicured paths in highly trafficked areas of your yard. That is absolutely not what we do. Some of our finished garden paths While we have studied and learned from watching countless hours of DIY videos what the essential … Continue reading Transform Your Yard with Creative Garden Pathways

Creating a Drought-Tolerant Xeric Garden

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Imagine a garden that you (almost) never have to water. In a nutshell, that is xeric garden design. Reminiscent of a desert landscape, but adapted to our northern climate, xeric gardens thrive without additional water needs beyond natural elements once established. Plants selected for use in xeric landscape design are drought tolerant, thrive in dry … Continue reading Creating a Drought-Tolerant Xeric Garden

Essential Tips for Designing a Productive Vegetable Garden

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Our property in located on a quiet street corner, and we have an impossibly tiny back-yard but a LOT of space wrapping around the side of our house (side-garden?), which was dead and dessert like grass until last year. This year we transformed this side-yard into a thriving mix of annual flowers, vegetables, native flowers … Continue reading Essential Tips for Designing a Productive Vegetable Garden