Category: Backyard Adventures
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Don’t Overthink It: Spring blooms and other gardening advice
Every year I wait with bated breath to find out what plants made it through the winter. I’ve learned over the past few years that the vast majority of them do, but I still get giddy when I see evidence of their survival. Here’s what I often tell newbie gardeners:
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You Can’t be a Bog Witch without a Bog
Happy Earth Day! I could quite literally write a whole book on large-scale stormwater infrastructure (someone please pay me to do this), but let’s keep it simple and look at three easy ways to improve water quality at the individual level using some excerpts from LET IT RAIN.
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Making a Yes Space for my Backyard Critters
Bit-by-bit I’ve been building Yes Spaces for my backyard critters. Are you familiar with the concept of a “Yes Space”? A Yes Space is a dedicated area that allows small children to do a particular thing. Instead of outright prohibiting the thing, you give them a place to do the…