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Tag: Gardening
Temperature Guides For Seed Starting
Here is a quick guide to help you organize your seed ordering and seed starting efforts for the coming gardening … More
Gardening With The Moon
When gardening we take great care in selecting quality seeds, maintaining living organic soil, and choosing suitable locations and companions … More
Worm Composting – A Quick Tour
We call our worm box Larry’s Place. Larry is our friend who has a brilliant eye for antiques and home … More
We LOVE Heirloom Seeds
The foundation of your gardening efforts begin with seeds. Heirloom seeds are seeds that have been passed on and saved … More
It All Starts with Intention (A Gardening Photo Essay)
Dig a hole in the hard earth. Sift through the muck of ages. Amend with living soil and compost. Wait … More
On the Pains of Xeriscaping: Toward Waterwise Living
It’s hard to have an ugly yard in California. Many residents in Southern California pride themselves on lush gardens with … More
Gardening Faith
Like any seed planted in dormancy, no one knows which one live. Each time I work in the garden, I’m … More
Making Peace with Gophers: How Personal Transformation Can Transform a Garden
In May 2015 I went to a Mindfulness Meditation retreat in the tradition of Community of Mindful Living, … More
The Guilt-Free Garden: A Water-Saving Suggestion
In California, three years of bone-dry, rainless weather are making many of us start to think outside the box. … More
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