To Swale or Not To Swale

Do you want to protect your property from flooding and drought? What’s a swale? A swale is a excavated depression to slow, absorb and direct water. Swales can help you use and reuse water on your property. March is a great time to talk about this since the snow...

Frozen Pond – Frozen Thoughts?

Winter is a great time to think about the pond you have or the one that you want to have.  This article will help you to ask the kind of questions necessary to help yourself . Small ponds, either lined or unlined, are challenging to manage if you ignore basic...

Should You Grow It Or Buy It?

Should you grow your own fruits and vegetables or buy them at the market?  What about landscape  plants?  Should you buy big ones and get a head start or grow your own from seed or starts. Well that all depends!  What are your goals and how do you see your...

Grasses For All Personalities

When people think of native and natural landscapes their thoughts often go to prairie landscapes.  However there there are many options for the uses of prairie plants and grasses in your landscape. When comes to native and ornamental grasses; there are varieties that...

Beyond Organic

I don’t grow a lot of annual vegetables because my spring is really busy, relying instead on perennial fruit and vegetable crops. Annuals that I do grow, like my harvest of small and fingerling potatoes in the picture, are things that are simple and fast.  You...