Five Beautiful Edible Plants in Purple
November 26th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
For the uninitiated, a garden is a garden, except when it isn’t. For many, a garden falls into two camps: [&hellip
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Community Garden Plots: Make the Most of Limited Space
November 12th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Tomato dreams and hot pepper fantasies unite apartment dwellers and homeowners in community gardens. Some gardeners are strictly production focused, [&hellip
Tips to Prepare your Garden for Winter
September 30th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
A lot of people use raised garden beds to plant vegetables in during the summer time. This is an inexpensive [&hellip
Tips for Planting Fruit Trees
September 24th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
You’ve spent hours measuring, sketching dreaming of safe fresh food from your own garden. You’ve even determined what vegetable plants [&hellip
How to Create a Compost Pile: Semi-Static Compost Method
September 11th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
The stink of rotten food in the trash is something many people wish they could go without, and dealing with [&hellip
Introduction to Permaculture, part 2
September 10th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Just a few weeks ago, we did an Introduction to Permaculture looking at some of the basics of this holistic [&hellip
Create Your Own Forest Garden
September 3rd, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
“What exactly IS a forest garden?” you may ask. A forest garden is a purposefully created collection of multiple species [&hellip
Introduction to Permaculture: Part 1
August 27th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
When introducing someone to permaculture for the first time, the inevitable question is, “What’s permaculture?” This question is both easy [&hellip
Vertical Gardening Grows Up in Small Spaces
July 1st, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Today Green Living Ideas features another post from our permaculture expert Jami Scholl. Check out Jami’s other posts about combating [&hellip
Top 15 Food Plants that Grow in the Shade
June 18th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Green Living Ideas is happy to welcome our newest writer, Jami Scholl. Jami is a Life Coach for WellBeing with [&hellip
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