Sustainable Gardening Practices Enhance Environment

One of the best recent trends in the gardening world is the increased interest and inclusion of sustainable gardening practices. For those who don’t know what “sustainability” is, it’s a balance among enhancing the environment, economic viability and improved quality of life. In short, sustainable practices should make efficient use of natural resources in a way that is cost effective and does not cause the … Continue reading Sustainable Gardening Practices Enhance Environment

Resolve to Adopt New Garden Practices

We’ll start off by discussing how to plan your new garden, and some tools you can use to resolve to be a better gardener. Hopefully, you’ll find something new to inspire you and your garden for 2014. Last week, I discussed new possible trends for the 2014 gardening year, from sustainable gardening to growing your own ingredients to ferment into alcohol. During the month of … Continue reading Resolve to Adopt New Garden Practices

A look at garden trends for 2014

It’s this time of year that you see everybody make review lists of the year we just finished, whether they are the best or worst moments of the year, best pictures, movies, music, and so on. I thought that it might be more helpful if we take a moment and look ahead at a list of things that are poised to make a splash in … Continue reading A look at garden trends for 2014

Garden Trends 2014: A Year In Balance

Published 01.20.14 for the National Extension Master Gardener Blog Just like the fashion and design world, trends can also affect the gardening world.   From influencing the types and colors of plants found at the garden center and used by landscapers, to book topics, and more, gardening is influenced, for better or worse, by trends.  During the first few months of 2014, we’ll be taking … Continue reading Garden Trends 2014: A Year In Balance