Saturday Linkages: Dia de los Muertos Edition

November 1, 2014

Storing garden tools with style (aka Zombiewall) http://t.co/IapgFLe0xh #gardening pic.twitter.com/q8OaATUgaJ — Timber Press (@timberpress) October 31, 2014 The life-changing magic of Tidying Up http://t.co/YAqJoa1Vzk — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 1, 2014 Neighbors raise stink about mothball driveway http://t.co/RehcKFDhfZ via @BigNewsNetwork — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 30, 2014 Don’t Believe the Headlines: Bike Boom Has Been Fanta...

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The Hugelkultur Question

Mr. Homegrown

November 17, 2014

Gardening, Permaculture

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...hould be experimenting, I thought. And we have a pile of wood. But, like a gardening version of Hamlet, I started waffling again. I decided to post the hugelkultur question to the Garden Professor’s Facebook page. One of those horticulture professors, Linda Chalker-Scott is someone who I seek out when writing a magazine article. A civil discussion ensued on that Facebook page, proving that Facebook is good for something other than angry political...

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020 Emily Green on the Mow and Blow Landscape Paradigm

Mr. Homegrown

October 8, 2014

Gardening, Podcasts

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...traight days of noise a year. The dust would stay suspended longer, an element of smog. Given the choice, most people would say “no” in terms unrepeatable here, so most Angelenos don’t ask for permission. They just blast noise and blow dust at their neighbors. They call it gardening. 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 t...

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Self Watering Barrel Gardens, Aussie style

Mr. Homegrown

August 25, 2014

Gardening, Self Watering Containers

Gardening Australia did a video, well worth watching, of David de Vries’ self watering containers that he builds for the Red Cross in Alice Springs. De Vries has devised a simple and efficient way to turn drums into gardens. They look good too. We’ve featured self watering containers on our blog and in our books. They are a great way to deal with hot climates and bad soil. And, in many places, drums are as plentiful as people. Thanks to Helen in...

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