Picture Sundays: Poms in the Rain

September 20, 2015

...The one thing we have in abundance is pomegranates. We had a freak rainstorm last week which can cause the fruit to split, so we’re eating a lot of pomegranates! The variety is Wonderful, if you’re keeping score....

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When it’s time to remove a tree

Mrs. Homegrown

October 22, 2015

Back to the Garden, Garden Design, Gardening

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...h you will be removing for all they have done, for their beauty, for their fruit, their shade, for the homes they’ve given the birds–whatever you have witnessed. Apologize for what you have to do, acknowledge the seriousness of the act, but don’t feel guilty. Instead, feel the rightness of it. Plants understand community and the greater good. We’re the ones who need schooling on that front. If you’re acting with good intent, they’ll understand. If...

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A Day of the Dead Altar

Mrs. Homegrown

October 30, 2015

Domesticus, Thoughtstylings

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...or Phoebe needs a special place this year. There will be a loaf of Pan de Muerto up there when I get it baked. If I fail in this task, I’ll add some fruit and candy to altar. Tell us about your Day of the Dead traditions!...

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Our new front yard, part 2: theory

Mrs. Homegrown

November 13, 2015

Back to the Garden, front yard series, Garden Design, Gardening

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...picturesque trees– an aesthetic that has shaped what we think parks and suburban yards should look like–no matter where we live. Some people think this bias may even go back to our earliest ancestral memories–to the savannas, where we liked long, clear views so we could spot both dangers and opportunities easily–and handy trees to scramble into if we needed to get away from a predator. Whatever the reason, we like open spaces which are easily read...

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068 Planting a Post-Wild Garden

Mr. Homegrown

November 18, 2015

Garden Design, Gardening, Podcasts

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...e remake of our front yard. We talk about why we took out a bunch of stone fruit trees and Kelly discusses how the principles in Thomas Rainer and Claudia West’s book Planting in a Post-Wild World inspired the new design of our yard. If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is...

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