Organic Gardening
Basins, Swales and Sunken Gardens
Swales and basins are man-made depressions in the earth that slow the flow of storm water runoff so that it infiltrates the soil.. Swales are sometimes combined with curb cuts that allow water to run off of a roadway into depressions that are dug and planted along a sidewalk or […]
Slopes and Hillside Gardens
Many properties have fluctuations in terrain. Though we don’t often think of slopes as ideal areas to grow a vegetable garden, they can be very productive with proper plant placement. Water runs naturally from high to low areas via gravity, collecting at the lowest point. Therefore, when gardening on a […]
Water Gardens
A rain garden can be a beautiful and useful addition to your landscape to soak up excess water. Similar to a swale, rain gardens are shallow depressions in which water can collect during a storm and slowly percolate into the soil. Placed near a runoff source, rain gardens are an […]
Sheet Mulching (aka Lasagna Gardening)
Sheet mulching is a great way to build soil and compost in place, eliminating the need to move finished compost from the pile to the garden. Also known as Lasagna Gardening, building a sheet mulch garden is a process of layering brown and green organic materials directly in a garden […]
