There is no mulch like the present – Laura Blodgett The art of using mulch in your garden or landscape is more free-form than you might think. It depends on what is available, how you use it, and what your climate is. That may sound like there is some mathematical formula to figure out what […]
14 Spring Planting Hacks for Your Garden
If you’re like me, right about now you are scrambling to plant all the things. Garden beds are not as ready as you had hoped. Not every place has been weeded. And to top it all off, you just accidentally weeded out a row of new seedlings. I try to remember that this happens every […]
What Can You Plant in the Cold Spring Garden in Southwest Idaho
What volunteer seedlings teach about cool season planting One of the best ways to learn what you can plant BEFORE the last frost in the high desert of Idaho is to watch for volunteer seedlings. This would, of course, assume you had a garden in the general area last year. Watching when and where volunteer […]
Designing My Space Efficient Raised Garden Beds
I had three main considerations when designing my new garden beds: They needed to give me as much growing area as possible in my smaller yard. They needed to be easy to care for around their edges. They needed to be sturdy. I think we achieved both with this design. I think point 1. is […]
Hidden Hinges Secret Key Cubby
If you have ever been intrigued by hidden wall safes, such as can be hidden behind a portrait, you will like this. And it’s all about the hinges. This is going to be an overview of the project done by my engineer-husband this week. If there is interest, I can put together a small ebook […]