GreenWise Gardening

My adventures in low-budget, limited-space, environmentally-friendly container gardening. At times I also share fun projects and resources I've discovered.

10/22/16

Fruit and vegetable recipes, terrarium maintenance, fall musings.

There weren't enough blackberries in my yard this year to use as an ingredient in a dessert, even if I hadn't eaten the ripe ones...

10/13/16

Being resourceful, creative projects, trimming a tasty assortment of herbs.

The old wooden planters around my yard are gradually falling apart. Eventually I'll invest in new ones. But in the meantime...

10/5/16

Sunset and sunrise gardening, favorite tomato recipes, rewarding fall blooms.

I was puttering about in the garden yesterday after work, watering plants on the south side of the house and the lawn...

9/28/16

Enjoying a friend's lovely garden, moderate tomato success, happy pollinators.

Last Saturday, I went to an Oktoberfest party at the house where my friends Aaron, Lissa and Patti live. I arrived just as the sun was...

9/21/16

Discovering the preferences of small flowering plants, attempting to fight blossom end rot.

I've learned so much over the past year, but still (and probably always) there are new discoveries or challenges in container gardening...

9/10/16

Appreciating flowers in corners of the yard, a calm morning of slow gardening.

Summer crops have gotten their fair share of attention on the blog here, my yellow roses and fuchsias have been featured several times...

9/2/16

Trimming hedges, raking and weeding, making the yard beautiful.

Last Friday, as we were about to leave the house to go out for dinner, we got a text message from the landlady...

8/26/16

Identifying a volunteer bush, summer of the gladiolus, growing lemons.

Our friend Karen was visiting last Saturday, and since she is also a local gardener (living in Marin), I showed her my plants...

8/19/16

Deadheading flowering plants, reading a helpful book, successful photography.

One aspect of caring for a garden that I've neglected somewhat is deadheading. I used to figure that, in general...

8/12/16

Lettuce varieties, passing the midpoint of summer, new craft ideas.

I found out that the mushrooms growing in our lawn were edible meadow mushrooms. I ate one, it had a nice flavor...

8/3/16

Unexpected wild mushrooms, picking blackberries, taking inventory of my yard's plants.

I never quite know what I'll find when I step out the door and into the yard for a bit of gardening. Last week I discovered...

7/25/16

Peppers growing great, devoting time to studying the garden, re-sowing cilantro and columbine.

There's so much going on in the garden right now! I'll just focus on a few things for my usual short summary here...