Category Archives: Gardening

We love our lawns and gardens. Sadly, however, the average suburban lawn uses six times the hazardous chemicals per acre as conventional farming. Per hour of operation, a gas mower emits 10 times as much hydrocarbon as a car. Then, … Continue reading →

If your home has a garden attached to it then I am quite sure that you would like to make the most of it and create a really enjoyable space for you and your family to spend time in. Thankfully … Continue reading →

Summer is underway and it’s high time for picnics, grilling, and backyard parties! After sweltering in the sun all day, why not invite some friends over to share food and drinks while enjoying the cooler evening temperatures? If you are entertaining … Continue reading →

Compost is one of nature’s best mulches and soil amendments, and you can use it instead of commercial fertilizers. Best of all, compost is cheap. You can make it without spending a cent. Using compost improves soil structure, texture, and … Continue reading →

When longer, warmer days have you hankering to get to work in your garden, take your plans one carbon-neutral step further this year with planet-friendly gardening ideas and techniques. 1. Kill weeds — just weeds Kill those pesky weeds that … Continue reading →

Keep it real You know what they say about Mother knowing best? Well, Mother Nature never needed to steal sips from a chemical cocktail of pesticides, weed killers, and chemical fertilizers to keep her act together. Nix the poisons and … Continue reading →

Watch what you say around your houseplants — they can probably hear you, and they might even be talking about you. The idea that plants communicate with each other is normally based in science-fiction or fantasy, but new research out … Continue reading →

There are countless ways in which gardening is beneficial to children. It’s fun, healthy, educational and empowering. They might not realize its worth, but really, that’s not the point. Few approaches to education can be more effective than the hands-on … Continue reading →

From HGTV.ca We’ve all heard of the 100-Mile Diet; the basic premise involves restricting your diet to locally grown foods (suggested radius for “local”: grown within 100 miles of your residence). Well, get ready for what I’ll call, only semi-jokingly, … Continue reading →