Category Archives: Mulch
5 Great Ways to Improve Your Landscape in a Drought
It is estimated that as much as 30% of our water sources in the United States is used on watering lawns. If you have ever read one of my blogs you know how I feel about sod, I think it should be illegal…but that being said, many people have lawns and we are now struggling to decide …
Lisa’s 5 Basic Rules of a Successful Gardener
With the depressing last blog I posted, with impeding doom and drought just shy of the locusts invading Austin, I thought at least a few solutions were in order. I have 5 basic rules to becoming a succesful garden and I have seen them work for over 20 years. After a recent trip for over …
The Heat Is On!!! Historic Drought Strikes 14 States…
Well that is certainly depressing news isn’t it. Whether you belive in Global Warming or not, you cannot deny the record heat and shortage of water. I just returned from a trip to the New England area where the rain is abundant, the temperatures are magnificent and the ocean is plenty. In checking the weather …
Mulch, It’s Not Just Pretty
Mulch is a very undervalued commodity in our garden space. This is one of those area’s where I seem to get the most resistance. You will hear me say, 4″to 6″ over and over again as I speak about gardening. There is a very valuable reason for this. Most of us have yards that have …