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The Hosta – Hosta spp. started flowering in the home garden this week, and with it brought a sense of peace in an otherwise hectic week.  The dense, basal leaves of this plant are striking and highly attractive, overlapping each other to form a spreading...

Like all good permaculture features, paths have stacking functions, multiple uses that can be combined. Paths provide access, boundary definition and plant control. Access in a forest garden is so important. You need to see what is doing well, what might...

I imagine it’s sounding like a broken record but the heatwave continues in earnest here. Most of our time is taken with watering the gardens and cleaning water channels, but every single time we do it, I count our blessings to have access to this diverted...

In my experience, leafy greens are among the easiest kinds of veggies to grow. But they don’t keep for very long and after you’ve given basketfuls of them to your friends and eaten stir-fried leafy greens, leafy greens in soups, in stews, and added to...