Permaculture

Once upon a time I told my sister that I wanted to plant a rosebush. I’m usually not big into purely ornamental plants, but roses are more than just pretty flowers. In addition to being gorgeous flowers, their petals and hips are edible. And they’re good insectary plants to boot. While I was still making … Read more

When we purchased our house this past summer, I set out to convert the property from lawn to food producer as quickly as possible. We still have a loooooooong way to go, but one of the first things I did was remove the azalea bushes and gladiolus bulbs from the front porch bed and replace … Read more