How to maintain a meadow

No matter if you live in the rainy Pacific Northwest or the bone-dry Southwest, your land enjoys the occasional refreshing rainstorm. Instead of letting this rainwater wash away, harvest and utilize it in your garden or home. “We’re experiencing a warming climate, and water scarcity is becoming an increasing reality,” said Roslynn Brain McCann, sustainable communities extension specialist at Utah State University Moab. “We’re moving away from relying on municipal water.” Harvesting rainwa

Most gardeners who have been growing from seed for many years have experienced the heartbreak of a variety they really love disappearing from seed catalogs or the shelves of their local garden store. “If there’s a variety that you really like, it’s not an uncommon experience, especially as it gets older, that it gets replaced and it is no longer available for you,” said Laurie McKenzie, Northwest research and education associate at the Organic Seed Alliance. “You will literally never grow it

Fall finds garden centers hawking bulbs for tulips, daffodils and other spring bloomers. You can plant these outdoors before cold weather comes, or bring them inside and engage in a little trickery for a winter bloom. How Forcing Works Most spring-blooming bulbs require winter chill in order to flower. But they don’t need too cold conditions for the whole winter, and you can start the process early in your refrigerator (or buy “pre-chilled” bulbs). You then simulate the com

Marrubium vulgare Like many people, my first experience with horehound was crunching down on a hard brown candy that my grandpa bought me from a jar at an old fashioned candy shop. I remember thinking it tasted a bit like a sad version of root beer candy.  Despite our inauspicious start together, horehound has become a must-have herb in my garden. That’s because, besides being an essential ingredient in making the candy (which I’ve grown to love), it’s o