These photos are from Houzz.com and on occasion I will visit this website to be inspired when I am working on our Urban Potager. This spring I have been busy adding more edible plants and natives while learning to landscape with pea gravel. I have found pea gravel to work well in our urban oasis since…
Tag: xeriscaping
Have you heard the news “Dirt is the new Prozac”
Just think dirt is the new Prozac! Yes, creating a garden in your city lot can help with depression and anxiety. There is scientific proof that it heals our mind! It is evident to those of us that grow plants or spend time outdoors that we feel better, but now we have scientific evidence that it…
Seed Saving in Urban Areas can be a challenge to those of us growing in small areas….
This year I have to accept the fact that I may not be able to save ALL the seed for our urban potager. I live on a city street filled with blocks of homes, apartments, condos and city buildings, within a 1/2 mile or one mile radius, I do not know what people are growing…
Heirloom Petunias that are fragrant
California Giant Petunia is a beautiful old-fashioned petunia that I have planted the past few years. The photos below are from the heirloom petunias I grew in 2012. This year the seed I planted was not the same as this one in 2012, and they were not as beautiful or fragrant! Make sure you do…
Sustainable gardens utilize flowers that tolerate drought and attract beneficals…Cosmos is the workhorse of our own city lot!
I tried several varieties of dwarf cosmos in 2012 + 2013 that I purchased from different seed sources. I mixed some and mingled them throughout the yard. This variety blooms continuously in 100 plus weather. It does not seem to be bothered by the drought. However, this year I grew them out, and they were…
Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder…we can start big or small with our own lot, but be inspired by those that do it in a BIG way…
I was at a Christmas party a year ago, and a man involved in an “urban renewal site” was at this gathering, I surprised him when I told him that I thought the Native Gardens at a former urban area were beautiful. He told me, “You are one of the few people who thought what…
