Have you ever wanted to grow from seed but didn’t know how? Do you find it time consuming and messy? Here’s a quick look at sowing seeds, in the time it takes to drink a … Continue reading $10 Start Up Garden
Lush City Garden Paradise
Do you dream of having an urban garden city oasis but just can’t seem to get the green flowing? Do you like working within the parameters of a budget and can stick to the plan? Following … Continue reading Lush City Garden Paradise
Barbeque Fall Wonderland
Having an outdoor area in NYC is nothing short of urban living bliss. You can transform your outdoor space with plants to entertain, unwind and recharge. Outdoor seasonal plants, can be overwintered as an option … Continue reading Barbeque Fall Wonderland
Annuals vs Perennials
Do you aspire to have a better urban garden than your neighbors? Are you imagining a garden a different than the typical garden variety gardens, you see around town? International plants add a unique, exotic … Continue reading Annuals vs Perennials
Spring Gardens
It seems that everybody likes spring. I can’t recall anyone ever mentioning, that they dislike spring. There’s the warmth, the longer daylight hours, the visible new buds forming on spring bloomers. Viscerally, spring is as … Continue reading Spring Gardens
Succulent Care Indoors
What exactly is a succulent? A succulent is a plant that has outstanding water storing abilities, with roots close to the soil surface to make the most out of mist, dew and light rain. Typically … Continue reading Succulent Care Indoors
Catch More Flies With Honey
From Scarlett Johansson, to Sylvia Plath to Aristotle to Sherlock Holmes, what do all of these famous people have in common? The answer is that they’re all or have been Bee Keepers. Otto Plath, Sylvia Plath’s father … Continue reading Catch More Flies With Honey
Artisanal Seeds
What is happening to our food supply? Modern-day farming and food production looks very different from models of the past. With all the talk on GMOs and globalization, growing your own edibles has become the … Continue reading Artisanal Seeds
Do You Have Worms?
There are many things I love about being out in the garden. One of my favorite things has to be when I am preparing a garden bed, and moving the soil around reveals an earthworm … Continue reading Do You Have Worms?
Gardenistas of Greece
Athens Greece In late October 2016 I went to Athens, Greece for a Vacay. I met up with mum, who was already there on a holiday from Australia. She introduced me to some super cool … Continue reading Gardenistas of Greece