Oregon Tree Hugger

I’m not sure why it has so many names—I had a really hard time figuring out what it was called in order to send a link to a friend. Regardless of what you call it, this is one MUST HAVE tool for any casual or serious gardener.

I can’t help it, I have fallen in love with the weeds in my yard. What will I keep and what will I cull? Follow the link to the rest of the article to give your own opinion on what should stay and what should go! (I’ll give bonus points for anyone being able to identify these things!)

I found an awesome planting chart at OSU if you want to grow pretty much anything in Oregon. You can find the PDF here: Vegetable Gardening in Oregon. It breaks Oregon down into the different regions—coastal, western valley, mountains and eastern plains—and tells you what and when to plant for each location, including when to [...]

This year, I made a commitment to go paperless in my house by using cloth napkins and towels. To help me reach that goal, I found a wonderful seamstress at Etsy to repurpose all of our old baby receiving blankets into new napkins for the family.

EWEB’s Earth Day Celebration 2009 on April 18th

It’s spring, and the peas are coming up. Check out the latest update and pictures to the wine barrel container garden.

Build Garden Structures with Reused Concrete Does earth hour work? Sustainable Gardening on Whidbey Island

I can’t stand air fresheners, so I picked up some plants at the local market that will give my kitchen (and house) a wonderful smell without the harsh chemicals. To make this project even better, choose a biodegradable pot!

Before we can make goals for my mission in the new house, I have to define what this whole concept means to me. What does sustainable gardening mean, anyway? And how will I use the principles of it to create our own little wonderland here?

The Pacific Northwest is no place for a green California lawn, so we’re replacing ours out with something that is easier to maintain, drought resistant, less taxing on resources, and honestly just looks better. This is the first post in our journey.