Author: Sushila Ravard

Vertical Gardening Advantages and Ideas

Growing Vertically Squeezes More in Less Space If you grow vertically, you can squeeze more crops into less space.  The best book I’ve found to date on the subject is “How to Grow More Vegetables, (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine” […]
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Autumn Gardening

Using Cover Crops in the Fall to Help Spring Crops We are well into fall with winter just around the corner and so far, it has been everything under the rainbow. Sunny, rainy, stormy, windy, calm, blustery, warm, and cold. Waiting for our first frost but in no hurry! I always look forward to all […]
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Fulfilling our Community Garden Mission

Another New Season at Garden by the Sea It looks like another amazing year for our community garden! I personally have had the pleasure to be involved with this garden from inception as one of the founders, as a board member, and as a volunteer. I never knew I could be a gardener, let alone […]
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PNW Lawn Alternatives

Creative Ways to Landscape Without a Lawn More homeowners are looking for alternative ways to landscape their homes for a variety of reasons, including a concern for conserving water, the high cost and labor of maintaining a lawn, the repeated use of fertilizers and herbicides, and often to replace lawns just not doing well or […]
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HOUSEPLANTS 101: Tips & Plant Suggestions

Houseplants Added Color and Texture to Your Home It’s easy to fall in love with houseplants with the added color and texture they bring into your home.  They certainly can provide calmness to a room to help relieve any stress from your day and improve the air quality throughout your spaces.  All of which can […]
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Preparing Your Garden for Spring

Planning is a Big Part Spring is just around the corner and planning is a big part of the excitement for this coming growing season. First, if you planted a winter cover crop like fava beans or crimson clover to protect your soil during all the winter rain, you will need to chop and turn […]
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