Falling Tree Farm

03/28/2016

The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge needs you and your green thumb to help bees and butterflies pollinate.

03/13/2016

12/23/2015

Keep your compost cooking all winter long so you have fresh organic matter to lay down on your spring garden.

12/22/2015

Perhaps he was looking for the elves.

11/14/2015

Sheep are inarguably adorable creatures, but when you get a flock of them together and snap some photos from afar…the results are simply breathtaking. DID YOU KNOW…that wool cloth existed as far back as 10,000 B.C., and that sheep can recognize human faces? Please SHARE these outstanding photographs…

10/22/2015

Twenty-some years ago, fresh out of college with a horticulture degree in-hand, I started teaching adult education classes at a local botanic garden. For many years, I taught a class called Preparing Your Garden for the Winter. I would show slides (remember those?) of how well-kept gardens should lo…

10/15/2015

Purslane, also known as Portulaca oleracea, is considered a common w**d to many that may even be growing in your garden right now, without your explicit invitation.It started its cultivation in India and Persia, and spread to the rest of the world. Some cultures pluck it out and throw it away with l…

10/03/2015

Your growing season doesn’t have to end just because cool weather’s on the radar. Turn to leeks—a high-producing cold-hardy crop.

07/03/2015

By catching rainwater runoff from your roof in a rain barrel, you can conserve natural resources and save money on your water bill.

06/18/2015

Shearing day