- Conservation Landscaping Can Transform Your Outdoor Space
Conservation landscaping is edible gardening+stormwater mitigation+lawn conversion. A backyard sanctuary contributing to the local ecosystem.
- Rain Barrels — Free Water For Your Garden
DIY rain barrels. When it rains, we get free water to feed our gardens. To capture that water for when it doesn’t rain, we need rain barrels.
- Old Gardening Books Connect Past and Present
Old gardening books provide a unique and enriching experience that can enhance your gardening knowledge and practices. Click to learn more.
- Planters and Pots: Clean them Before Reuse
Thoroughly clean planters and pots before next season. For plants to thrive, follow 7 easy steps to disinfect fungus, disease, and minerals.
- Cardboard Composting Increases Soil Quality
Learn how sorting the “garbage in” results in “garbage out” that improves the quality of your gardening soil. Try cardboard composting.
- Container Garden Soil: Reuse It Safely
Dirt is not cheap! But with a little effort, container garden soil can be reused without contaminating your new beds. Learn how here.
- The Making of a Bug Hotel
Beneficial insects in your garden eat pests to protect your plants. Learn how to build a bug hotel to invite these hero insects to move in.
- Minor Bulbs: Fall Planting, Spring Surprise!
Plant minor bulbs (Crocus) in autumn for a beautiful floral spring surprise! Learn where to get minor bulbs and how/when to plant them.
- Mason Bees Make Great Patio Partners!
Mason bees are solitary bees who live and work alone. They don’t make honey, are hole-nesters, are easy to host and fun to watch. See why!
- Why Composting is Important
Our LivingOnThePatio Starter Kit includes a worksheet for instructions on building an outdoor compost pile (heap) to make soil with kitchen scraps, leaves, cardboard.
Conservation landscaping is edible gardening+stormwater mitigation+lawn conversion. A backyard sanctuary contributing to the local ecosystem.
DIY rain barrels. When it rains, we get free water to feed our gardens. To capture that water for when it doesn’t rain, we need rain barrels.
Old gardening books provide a unique and enriching experience that can enhance your gardening knowledge and practices. Click to learn more.
Thoroughly clean planters and pots before next season. For plants to thrive, follow 7 easy steps to disinfect fungus, disease, and minerals.
Learn how sorting the “garbage in” results in “garbage out” that improves the quality of your gardening soil. Try cardboard composting.
Dirt is not cheap! But with a little effort, container garden soil can be reused without contaminating your new beds. Learn how here.
Beneficial insects in your garden eat pests to protect your plants. Learn how to build a bug hotel to invite these hero insects to move in.
Plant minor bulbs (Crocus) in autumn for a beautiful floral spring surprise! Learn where to get minor bulbs and how/when to plant them.
Mason bees are solitary bees who live and work alone. They don’t make honey, are hole-nesters, are easy to host and fun to watch. See why!
Our LivingOnThePatio Starter Kit includes a worksheet for instructions on building an outdoor compost pile (heap) to make soil with kitchen scraps, leaves, cardboard.