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Hunkering Down: Check Out These Garden-Themed Movies

Jesse Singer

Depending on where you live, all this time at home doesn’t mean you can spend time working in the garden. Where I am, the cooler climate means we can’t plant most crops for a while yet. But that doesn’t mean you can’t sit back and enjoy a good movie about a garden. So, here are…

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Get Your Victory Garden Growing With This Planner

There is no better time to start a garden than in a global pandemic. It’s a great excuse to go outside and get fresh air and sunshine, you ease the burden on the struggling global supply chains, and you get food. There are a lot of new gardeners out there, and starting from scratch can…
April 29, 2020
Evan Folds

How To Be A Plant Whisperer

Sometimes we spend too much time and money on activities for little reward. One thing we should all be doing more of is spending time with our plants.  Plants have an incredible knack of giving back what you have put in. Spend as little time with your plants as you can, and they will present you with pest, disease, and deficiency issues throughout their lives.
April 24, 2020
Stephen Brookes

How You Can Celebrate The 50th Annual Earth Day

Fifty years ago today, 20 million Americans took to the streets to demand better for our planet. It was April 22nd, 1970, and Earth Day was born. Fast forward five decades and the coronavirus pandemic means there will be no mass gatherings, but we can still celebrate all the same! This year’s theme is climate…
April 22, 2020
Catherine Sherriffs

Edible Weeds: Purslane Packs A Nutritious Punch

With the arrival of spring, it’s only a matter of time before weeds pop up everywhere. While many gardeners consider them to be undesirable, most are nutritious and delicious foods. In these times of uncertainty, it’s reassuring that we can find food sources outside of a grocery store. Purslane, Portulaca oleracea is one edible weed…
April 20, 2020
Caroline Rivard

COVID-19: A Planetary Reset Button?

“May you live in interesting times” is a phrase I have read more lately than ever before. Said to be an ancient Chinese curse (published in my adopted county’s own Yorkshire Post), it implies that ‘uninteresting’ times are peaceful and tranquil, while the ‘interesting’ ones are those of troubles. Indeed, these days are interesting. Nothing…
April 17, 2020
Martyna Król