Plant People Podcast Episode 1 with Rachel Weaver

New! Plant People Podcast

I’m very excited to announce that accompanying this blog is a monthly podcast I’ve titled Plant People. It’s a podcast dedicated to people who live and work with plants. The purpose of the podcast is to help heal the rift between humans and the...
Permaculture Basics: A Primer

Permaculture Basics: A Primer

My hope is that this article will pique your interest and give you a sense of how you can garden with a little more ease. Who was it that said, “A garden that thrives on laziness is a great garden”? Was that just me? I’m not so sure. Here I’m going to lay out the...
Seed Saving is Essential!

Seed Saving is Essential!

Whether it’s from fruit or flower, seed-saving is one very important skill I learned late when I first started growing. It was in the context of heirloom seeds – real heirlooms, not from packets, passed down for generations – that I began to understand the importance...
North Texas Native: Turk’s Cap

North Texas Native: Turk’s Cap

In this ‘Weekly Native’ series, I’ll showcase a species of plant that is seasonally active in North Texas. This week’s native is Turk’s Cap, also known taxonomically as Malvaviscus arboreus. This Texas annual hails from Central and South America and has...