Colorblocking is the art of taking complementary colors and placing them together. You can colorblock your home, your clothes, your party food, and yes, you can colorblock your garden. Why Colorblock Your Garden? Why would you colorblock? If you’re trying to add visual interest to your front yard or add a particularly beautiful area to […]
Contour Gardening to Minimize Irrigation and Maximize Yields
Contour gardening is a way to use the land’s contours to reduce irrigation and erosion, and maximize nutrients for abundant harvest yields. Here’s what contour gardening is and how you can pull it off.
Three Reasons to Hire a Permaculture Designer for your Landscape
Designing the layout of a property can be overwhelming. If your goal is an efficient and productive landscape, a permaculture designer may be able to help. Here are three reasons why a permaculture designer can help you meet your goals (and what to look for in a designer).
Visiting The Newport Flower Show
Every summer I always look forward to some small mini vacations or what you could call weekend getaways here in New England. Just taking some time exploring a new town or even relaxing on a beach can be a nice escape. This year I decided to spend a weekend in Newport, Rhode Island. I took […]
Succession Sowing & Design in a Polytunnel Greenhouse
Are you wondering how to practice succession sowing in your garden? Are you interested in growing crops in a polytunnel greenhouse but don’t know where to start? Are you in interested in garden planning and design? Are you wanting to try extending your garden season? Come and see a full year of succession sowing in […]
Do You Make These 3 Permaculture Mistakes?
Permaculture is an ecological design science that benefits communities. Here are three big mistakes being made by permaculture dabblers and other land management experts.
