Naturalyards

07/01/2017

An NHS-run therapeutic gardening project in London is helping to alleviate symptoms of severe mental health problems

04/23/2017

Worms are practical and economical composting fun in the urban setting!

A mail-order bag of 1,000 nightcrawlers was a real eye-opener.

04/14/2017

http://www.naturallivingideas.com/incompatible-plants/
Pretty good basic guide to companions and bad bedfellows

Popular Vegetables & What They Can’t Grow With Asparagus – Asparagus seems to be happy to have nasturtiums and marigolds around, as well as herbs like basil and parsley, to take care of pest problems, but it does not like garlic and fennel in the neighborhood. Fennel is a bad companion to a lot of v...

04/05/2017

https://soilsmatter.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/how-do-i-keep-soils-in-my-raised-bed-healthy/

Simple great advice, soil is the most important investment in a garden, keep it healthy, keep it living!

As thoughts of spring enter our minds, many people are starting to design and develop their perfect spring and summer gardens. If you are new to gardening, you should know that there is no “right” …

03/30/2017

http://our-permaculture-life.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/compost-your-coffee.html

Around 10 billion kilograms of coffee a year is grown, roasted and ground to make over 2 billion cups of coffee every day around th...

03/27/2017

http://greenerpatches.com/2016/07/13/8-most-common-gardening-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them/?src=fbfan_53732&t=fbad&k=lgvpaus00098

You may be making a mistake you don't know about.

03/27/2017

More than just planting flowers....

http://www.humanegardener.com/how-to-really-save-the-bees/

It's not about hives. It's about habitat. Here's what you need to know to help wild bees in your own backyard.

03/14/2017

http://savvygardening.com/spring-garden-clean-done-right/

Now that spring is near, many of us are anxious to clean up our gardens. But, a good spring garden clean up should NOT be a destructive process.

03/05/2017

Natural anti depressant!

Planting a garden can help both your physical and psychological wellbeing.

03/05/2017

Consider adding more perennials to your garden year after year, net yields increase over time with less investment of labor and resources compared to a garden of all annuals.

If you are the type of gardener who likes to grow vegetables but rarely has time to plan and plant a garden, a perennial vegetable garden may be a good choice for your lifestyle. There are vegetables you can plant once, then never have to plant again. You can have your garden, but with less effort t...

03/05/2017

A few of many!

Thrive Market, want to send every Natural Living Ideas reader a FREE JAR of Organic Virgin Coconut Oil. Click here to claim your free jar. 1. Good aeration You can make your raised beds the traditional way by digging up the ground and supporting the sides with a solid frame. Or just pile up good qua...

12/19/2016

The the original raised bed, taken shortly after its completion in 2015. LOGAN - Lea Scott is the librarian and eighth-grade history teacher at Harmony School (HS) in Logan. Not all her educational endeavors keep her cooped up inside, though. She also manages Harmony's 'outdoor classroom.'