Whether you just bought new strawberry starts or you realized you don’t like where your current strawberry patch is growing, this step-by-step guide will help you get your strawberries off to the right start with a proper planting.
Building the Strawberry Beds
The strawberries are getting a new home this year — a raised garden bed made of cedar! This is how I built it, in case you want to build your own.
Moving the Blueberry Bushes
My excitement of having blueberry bushes last year quickly wore off when I realized I had put them in a bad place. This year, I had to right that wrong by moving them to a higher, drier, and sunnier location.
Lawn Replacement
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.
Step On My Groundcover!
We want to fill in the dirt spots between the bulbs and trees, but I don’t want it dying every time the kids (or deer) run through it. Enter Stepables – a durable groundcover that is very pretty yet withstands varying amounts of foot traffic.








