Category Archives: Eco Friendly
Victory Gardens for the 21st Century
Above is a great visual of a modern day Victory Garden. It’s been about 25 years or so ago that I started my first food/flower garden. I had my first big apartment with a patio and I grew tomatoes, peppers, roses, hibiscus, sage and salvia. I spent that last 17 years teaching people how to …
Why Isn’t the Grass Greener on My Side?
The truth is, a healthy lawn is the easiest thing in the world if you have a healthy soil and the right light conditions. A healthy soil means no chemicals, fertilizers or otherwise; you need a proper depth of soil, air, proper mowing and watering schedule. Sods here in Central Texas really need a lot …
Mosquito repellent Landscape
Plant suggestions for a mosquito repellant Landscape in Austin. Native or adapted, low water and deer resistant.
Compost Each Spring, The Planet Digs It!
One of the most important and intriguing classes I’ve ever taken in my landscape education, was about the soil. It is the foundation and the environmental anchor of the landscape. If your soil isn’t healthy, your garden will suffer. Much like our own bodies, we will only get out of it, what we put …
Weeds Your Head At?
It was a wise person who said that weeds were only misplaced flowers. In most cases however, weeds in your landscape seem to be the antithesis of pleasurable. Something I’ve observed over the years is that with each weedy bed I visited, came an owner of said bed, whose life was filled with weeds as well. Did …