Weed Cloth Fail

One of the few, in my opinion, indisputable truisms in gardening is covered this week on Emily Green’s blog Chance of Rain. Green’s warning to the novice gardener: weed cloth always fails. There’s considerable controversy about this subject but I reached the same conclusion as Green. I’m still picking bits of plastic weed cloth out of our backyard from a ill fated decomposed granite project dating from nearly fifteen years ago. It’s time to decla...

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Stickley’s #603 Taboret

...at with screen time averaging 10 hours a day for the average American, perhaps 2018 is the year we all might consider taking up a few arcane, overly complex and silly projects. It could be sewing, gardening or any other activity that takes us away from our phones and slows us down. Now I’ve got to get away from this screen and start cracking on that finish . . ....

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Saturday Tweets: Gardens, Grilled Cheese and Infinite Chocolate Chip Cookies

...39;s magical layering @GreatDixter pic.twitter.com/3KWwuQIRYQ — Luciano Giubbilei (@L_Giubbilei) June 6, 2017 This week's #HDYGG is forest gardener Warren Carter of @mfgwp. Interview: @BadlyBehavedOne https://t.co/JcFF5rj5VY pic.twitter.com/cOkJp92NPE — Guardian gardening (@guardiangardens) June 10, 2017 Cool! RT @nprfood: An Illustrated Guide To Master The Elements Of #Cooking — Without #Recipes https://t.co/WCm2bur9hX — UC Food Observer (@uc...

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Saturday Tweets: Open Kitchens, Weedless Gardens and Copy Cats

...ly 11, 2017 Ready for a weedless garden and better soil? Try this: No-Till Gardening: If You Love Your Soil, Ditch the Tiller https://t.co/NGsTi7BrgF — Joe Lamp'l (@joegardener) July 9, 2017 What’s the best way to find common ground in public spaces? – https://t.co/VMwwwFY0dw via @aeonmag — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) July 13, 2017 Flat-Pack Mobile Architecture: This Building Will Self-Construct in 8 Minutes | Urbanist – https://t.co/7brPu...

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Saturday Tweets: OMG This is Everything

...| James Wong https://t.co/2Sfd6jJJoa pic.twitter.com/7KLpuWdfVV — Guardian gardening (@guardiangardens) October 8, 2017 Get the details on DTLA Mini Maker Faire: https://t.co/Ru4OqcOwLZ pic.twitter.com/6AJHffDHfm — L.A. Public Library (@LAPublicLibrary) October 9, 2017 Beatrice explaining scientific theories to Dante about the moon’s appearance, from a mid-15th-century manuscript https://t.co/uvPGTk3033 pic.twitter.com/3eqzSKm1XR — Medieval Manusc...

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