Tag Archives: Organic matter

Garden Mulch: Friend or Foe

Mulch is my favorite topic to discuss each Spring, because it can be one of the most beneficial things you do to your garden or one of the most damaging. This link goes to a comprehensive post from the past on mulch.  Following on the topic of my previous post, I would like to get youContinue reading “Garden Mulch: Friend or Foe”

New American Garden Maintenance

There is a movement underfoot, and it has to do with how we take care of our gardens. It is rooted in a design aesthetic called the New American Garden that is exemplified in the work of Piet Oudolf and the landscape architecture firm of Oehme van Sweden, among others. This style is naturalistic, self-sustaining, and largely native. Now, almostContinue reading “New American Garden Maintenance”

New American Garden Maintenance

There is a movement underfoot, and it has to do with how we take care of our gardens. It is rooted in a design aesthetic called the New American Garden that is exemplified in the work of Piet Oudolf and the landscape architecture firm of Oehme van Sweden, among others. This style is naturalistic, self-sustaining, and largely native. Now, almostContinue reading “New American Garden Maintenance”

Organic Matter and Soil Quality

There is a lot to talk about this time of year in the garden, but I would like to come back to a theme we have covered a number of times in this newsletter and in my classes. Organic matter and soil quality are critical to the success of anything that you might grow, andContinue reading “Organic Matter and Soil Quality”

Organic Material is Critical to Garden Health

Keeping organic material in your soil (lawn and garden) is one of the most important aspects of good gardening. I liken it to a zero-sum game.  Every time you or your contractor removes, leaves, grass clippings, pruned branches, cut back perennials, dead annuals, you are removing organic material that, at one point, resided in your soil.Continue reading “Organic Material is Critical to Garden Health”