What is Perennial Gardening?

What is Perennial Gardening?

  This garden has been a continued effort on the part of my partner and me. All of the plants pictured here are perennial. Our style is a bit chaotic, but every plant here is bursting and happy. June was perennial gardening month, so I’m here (behind the curve)...
The Science Behind the Dust Bowl

The Science Behind the Dust Bowl

Areas affected by the Dust BowlSoil Science and Resource Assessment, Resource Assessment Division (NRCS SSRA-RAD) (Division of the U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In my most recent blog post, I discussed a few of the factors behind the...
Plant People Podcast Episode 3 with Joe Snow

Plant People Podcast Episode 3 with Joe Snow

Wow! What a crazy week it has been for Texas. I’m glad to know that many loved ones are ok, even though we are still adjusting to this newly realized reality that exists for us in terms of our utilities. But I digress. More on this later. Today, I’m very...
Soil Health and the Dust Bowl

Soil Health and the Dust Bowl

Healthy soil makes healthy ecosystems. Healthy ecosystems are beautiful.Katy Prairie Conservancy, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Maintaining soil health is one of the most important parts of working with the...