Earth Friendly Gardening

Mark Bittman at the New York Times writes about a new report from the United Nations that debunks the conventional wisdom that it isn’t possible to feed the world’s population using sustainab...

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/new-report-has-good-news-about-sustainable-farming/

Yes it’s already time to start thinking about it. In warmer climates, cool season crops like lettuce and spinach can go in soon. Vegetable garden can be a little bewildering, with all the diffe...

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/planning-your-vegetable-garden/

Winterberry holly ‘red sprite,” image courtesy of University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, Kent County It feels like spring’s on its way, at least in central North Carolina. But I know...

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/5-shrubs-for-winter-interest/

Poppies! The one non-food item in my garden. I absolutely love them. See the ladybug in the middle? She’s doing her bit to keep my garden free of nasty pests. And a real live honeybee. Pollinat...

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/more-scenes-from-the-july-garden/

Long time no blog…it’s summer after all. Garden updates abound. I usually hate photo-heavy posts. In fact I don’t recall making a post before with this many photos but in this case the pics...

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/random-july-garden-images/

Er….the headline I really meant to write was “First Harvest.” But, sorry Whole Paycheck Foods, I will not be needing your services as much now that I am beginning to reap the bounty from my...

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/suck-it-whole-foods/

Did you see this article in the NYT yesterday? (Warning-registration may be required.) Canadian researchers are examining the ability of plants to distinguish members of its own species from “o...

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/plants-social-life/

I’m way overdue for a tree of the month selection! This month I picked red horse chestnut, Aseculus x carnea ‘Briotti’. I actually haven’t seen this tree in bloom before and I think it’...

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/tree-of-the-month-red-horse-chestnut-aesculus-x-carnea-briotii/

I hope everyone is enjoying nature on this beautiful three day weekend!

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/happy-memorial-day/

Here are a few more pictures of Fox Point Community Garden. You can see it’s a pretty funky little garden. This is a picture of the “garden shed”–a misnomer that conjures up images of sma...

https://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/fox-point-community-garden/