When visitors see our garden renovation, one of their first positive comments is about the gabion retaining walls. We agree. For high design […]
Creating garden walls with gabions
How we built our shed from a kit
Our back yard transformation began with the demolition of our +30-year-old cedar shed and construction of a big, beautiful new Urban […]
DIY-ing a garden to gather in
In 2020-21, who didn’t miss seeing friends and extended family, or dream of being able to celebrate with them again? Because outdoors is the […]
My “Year of the Bugs”
No matter how much I learn about the garden, there’s always more to know. To plug the (many!) gaps in […]
Plant a Flower Patch to Save the wild Rusty-Patched Bumblebee
I’m SO excited to discover this free eguide on helping our endangered wild bees, including the rusty-patched bumblebee. Written by bee scientist Sheila Colla, […]
Chester Station bursts into everlasting bloom
When a garden friend told me about this mosaic installation by Canadian artist Katharine Harvey, I rushed right over to Chester […]
Forest bathing and how nature keeps me sane
When times get tough, how do you hold it together? For me, it’s being outdoors. Often. I wrote about walking […]
In 2021, our garden journal was 29 years old!
Sometimes I think we’re bonkers. In 2017, we inherited an annual garden journal that was already a hit, and yet […]