If you don’t have a little worm farm (kitchen scrap composter) already, I HIGHLY suggest adding one to your home or apartment. I keep one in our preschool classroom. The […]
If it weren’t for some weeds, we wouldn’t have butterflies. Mamma butterflies will only lay their eggs on plants that their caterpillar babes will eat. So, no milkweed – no […]
Yikes-Kill that bug! No, take a breath and THINK FIRST – What is the bug? Should you be thankful it’s in your garden? Is it really hurting something? Some insects […]
Fall leaves can be shredded to lighten heavy soil, help sandy soil retain moisture, feed earthworms and beneficial microbes, add trace minerals to the soil, protect tender plants over winter, […]
No longer is it enviable to have a manicured, greener than nature intended lawn, heavily mulched and weedless plantings, bug free backyard, timed sprinkler system that waters even when it […]