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    Learn new ways to grow your favorite foods
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    Learn new ways to grow your favorite foods

    Browse our full collection of instructional blog posts here.
    Fall Gardening Top 10

    Fall Gardening Top 10
    The garden is an ever-changing reflection of the seasons of the area in which we live. This means many of the tasks the garden requires of us are seas…
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    Equinox Reflections

    Equinox Reflections
    From the Sept 20 Newsletter:Fall, the time of year when we become more acutely aware of the shorter days, cooler nights and crispy mornings. For me, F…
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    Gooseberry Fast Jam

    Gooseberry Fast Jam
    It's berry season! Like me, you may have ideas of jams, preserves, and pies (oh my!) but what to do when the plants are still small and only produce…
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    Violet Leaf Salve

    Violet Leaf Salve
    Violets are one of my favorite plants to have in the garden for their beautiful little purple flowers that add a rich contrast to all of the many shad…
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    Fall Gardening Top 10

    Fall Gardening Top 10
    The garden is an ever-changing reflection of the seasons of the area in which we live. This means many of the tasks the garden requires of us are seas…
    Continue Reading
    Equinox Reflections

    Equinox Reflections
    From the Sept 20 Newsletter:Fall, the time of year when we become more acutely aware of the shorter days, cooler nights and crispy mornings. For me, F…
    Continue Reading
    Gooseberry Fast Jam

    Gooseberry Fast Jam
    It's berry season! Like me, you may have ideas of jams, preserves, and pies (oh my!) but what to do when the plants are still small and only produce…
    Continue Reading

    Sustainable Home Landscaping with Native Plants

    Sustainable Home Landscaping with Native Plants
    Restore the integrity & beauty of native ecosystems - one garden at a time.
    EDIBLE LANDSCAPE DESIGN EXAMPLE
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    Companion Plants such as “Springbank Clover” and “Broadleaf Lupine” are planted alongside vegetables as a nitrogen-fixing groundcover to improve soil condition.
    2
    The wetland plants “Cattail” and “Indian Potato” are used in a backyard rain-garden pond to create an important habitat for native wildlife, to filter out pollutants, and to create aesthetic beauty.
    3
    The drought tolerant plants “Golden Currant” and “Pacific Madrona” are placed in an irrigation free zone to reduce water needs in the home garden.
    4
    The native wildflowers “Great Camas” and “Henderson Checkermallow” increase native bee, butterfly, and humming bird populations to ensure ample pollination.
    5
    Berries like “Blackcap Raspberry” and “Thimbleberry” are planted along a west facing fence to create a warmer microclimate for greater fruit yields.
    6
    The shade-tolerant plants “Fiddlehead Fern” and “Redwood Sorrel” are used to bring life to dark areas of the garden.
    • 1Companion Plants such as “Springbank Clover” and “Broadleaf Lupine” are planted alongside vegetables as a nitrogen-fixing groundcover to improve soil condition.
    • 2The wetland plants “Cattail” and “Indian Potato” are used in a backyard rain-garden pond to create an important habitat for native wildlife, to filter out pollutants, and to create aesthetic beauty.
    • 3The drought tolerant plants “Golden Currant” and “Pacific Madrona” are placed in an irrigation free zone to reduce water needs in the home garden.
    • 4The native wildflowers “Great Camas” and “Henderson Checkermallow” increase native bee, butterfly, and humming bird populations to ensure ample pollination.
    • 5Berries like “Blackcap Raspberry” and “Thimbleberry” are planted along a west facing fence to create a warmer microclimate for greater fruit yields.
    • 6The shade-tolerant plants “Fiddlehead Fern” and “Redwood Sorrel” are used to bring life to dark areas of the garden.
    Let us help you design a life-sustaining habitat garden for you AND the birds & bees. Click here for more information about our landscape design services or contact us for a consultation. You can also purchase several hours of our services directly here.
    Let us help you design a life-sustaining habitat garden for you AND the birds & bees. Click here for more information about our landscape design services or contact us for a consultation. You can also purchase several hours of our services directly here.