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ADVENTURES WITH PLANT SITTERS

by Ariane Khachatourians
Leaving your babies in the care of others can be nerve-wracking. Advice that will help ease vacation separation anxiety.

LAWN ORDER

by Sarah B. Hood
Organic lawn care for the beginner.

Gardening D.I.Y


Adventures with Plant-sitters

Leaving your babies in the care of others can be nerve-wracking. Advice that will help ease vacation separation anxiety.

Lawn Order

Straight up organic lawn care for the beginner.

From the Ground Up: Adventures in Making My Own Plot

Digging up a new garden can be a huge drag. Get inspired by one gal's foray into making a garden of her own.

My Own Private Permaculture

One woman's personal experience with the philosophy of permaculture.

Create Your Very Own Mood Garden

Create a scent garden that can alter your mood.

Preparing Your Garden for Winter

Get your garden tucked in for the winter. Then, brew up the hot chocolate and wait for spring.

Doggy Design

Use your dog's running path as the basis for your garden design.

Lawns to Gardens: Convert

Want to turf your lawn and put in a garden instead? It's easy. Fall is the perfect time to create a new garden, but summer is the time to get started. Part 2 of a 2 part series about the lawns to gardens trend.

Pest Control



Keeping Kitty Off the Goods

Tips that will help you garden safely with your feline friend.

Getting Her Goat

Eco-conscious gardeners are taking to the latest weapon in backyard weed control: goats.

Weed Free, Herbicide Free

Control weeds without using herbicides. Here's how.

Garden of Weedin'

Get your fighting gloves on. Strategies for knocking out weeds.

Insecticides Safe Enough to Eat (If You Must)

Try these simple recipes the next time you find an unwanted creepy crawly making a meal of your future meal.

Weeds in Your Garden -- Bite Back!

Make use of the best and most environmentally sound herbicide available; your mouth, and eat up some tasty weeds.

Good Bugs, Bad Bugs

Find out which bugs are on your side.

Composting & Fertilizing


Fertilizing the Organic Way

A handy and easy-to-follow guide to using organic fertilizers.

Urban Composting

Make this budget conscious compost bin for your deck or small outdoor space.

Vermicomposting

Learn how to set up an indoor composter with worms. Great for the apartment dweller or those with limited space.

Urban Composting

Make this budget conscious compost bin for your deck or small outdoor space.

Garden Stuff



Pop Cloche

Take a few minutes to turn a plastic bottle into a handy miniature greenhouse, then sit back and watch your seedlings explode.

Make Your Own Pop Bottle Irrigation System

Beat the mid summer drought and make your own drip irrigation system from a plastic bottle.

Rain Barrels

Meet the rain barrel, a low-tech, low-cost way to conserve water for your garden.

Cheap Yet Classy Containers

Beach pails, vases, teapots, buckets and tubs all make great containers. Give your plants the gift of style--on the cheap.


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Gardening D.I.Y Save money and do it yourself.

Pest Control Gardening with weeds, insects, and critters.

Composting & Fertilizing Make your own fertilizer.

Garden Stuff Tools, pots--the things you need to get your garden going both indoors and out.

Handy Garden Tips Tips on gardening, fertilizing, water conservation, growing, pest and disease control.

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