Grow Rice at Home I have always envisioned rice paddies within the marshes of the Asian landscape. It never occurred to me that I could grow it at home! Rice is one of the best survival foods you can store, so growing it yourself is just an awesome project. It’s nutritious, healthy, versatile, and almost as important …
Winter Indoor Gardening Tips I do really like having my herb garden indoors. But it does tend to kind of freak out non-gardening friends when I clip a bit of green off a plant sitting in the window and drop it nonchalantly into whatever dish I am preparing! Because they aren’t vegetable plants they aren’t …
“Green Roof” More Than a Trend When I first saw this photo, my first thoughts were not pro green roofs. How would you keep it up? Mow your roof? Would weeding the roof go on your gardening to do list? What about the weight, would it bring down the roof? Moisture issues? and many more …
Naturally Filtering Air In Your Home With today’s industrial world our air quality is getting worse every year. I have noted over the past 20 years or so, that more and more people especially children are suffering the effects of allergies and pollution. To the point that some news stations now as part of their …
Brilliant Container Gardening Tip Just because the winter season is approaching for most of us, doesn’t mean you have to give up gardening! Container gardening can be done both in and outdoors. It isn’t however as simple as sticking a couple of plants into a pot and letting it go. The most beautiful and productive …
Svalbard Global Seed Vault The world’s first two major seed banks The Nordic Gene Bank in Norway and Southern African Development Community combined their seed collections in the Svalbard Global seed vault . This organization preserves the earth’s seeds to be distributed across the world should there be a global disaster. Free of charge …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Recycle Doors & Windows in the Garden Another really awesome way to recycle and reuse old doors and windows! As a sucker for these kinds of projects. I would always rather see something recycled or reused than end up in a land fill or dump. I was shabby chic before …
DIY Patio Greenhouse Reusing Old Windows I love this DIY project! The featured article does not give step by step instructions. But it does give ideas and tips for making this little gem of a patio greenhouse to your own specifications. Other than it’s cute it also recycles old windows! It can be built without a base …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. PVC Framed Garden Box Enclosures Garden season is just winding up in my area. So for us, it is time for reflection on what we need to try or do differently next season. One issue that the majority of us in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Foraging Purple Dead Nettle This is another of those annoying weeds in my yard … particularly in one of my garden beds that I have been pulling out by the roots for ever and it always seems to come back! Lucky for me that it does! I did not know …
