Favorite Plants- New Zealand Spinach

October 13, 2009

...or many years and find it a reliable plant. In The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping, Rosalind Creasy writes, “New Zealand spinach makes a marvelous temporary ground cover, is good in hanging baskets, and will cascade over the sides of planter boxes. Grow it on the patio so it will be close at hand to add to your morning scrambled eggs along with dill and cheese.” I have so much in my garden right now that I may do a big harvest and blanch, chop...

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In the Gutter

Mr. Homegrown

January 3, 2007

rainwater harvesting

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...ation, and to channel it to where that water can be useful, to your edible landscaping. As much as we support self-sufficiency, putting on gutters is a job we think is best left to professionals, specifically professionals who produce seamless gutters with a machine like the one pictured above. Putting up gutters yourself can often be a frustrating experience that you must perform while balanced high atop a ladder. Gutters must have the correct sl...

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Picture Sundays: Early Morning in the Garden

Mr. Homegrown

June 8, 2014

Picture Sundays

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...Mrs. Homegrown did an amazing job re-landscaping the backyard. She mail ordered a lot of plants from Annie’s Annuals and Perennials. In the background is the Clary sage I planted from seed that spreads like a weed. Hey Mrs. Homegrown, how about an in depth post on some of these plants?...

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Local Politician Tom LaBonge Wants LA Covered in Astroturf and the City to Pay For It

Mr. Homegrown

January 19, 2015

Thoughtstylings

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...at options such as artificial turf as an alternative for drought friendly landscaping. I THEREFORE MOVE that the Department of Water and Power be requested to report back with a study on the potential benefits of implementing artificial grass for home installations and how it can make an impact in the current drought conditions. [I’m certain that local water officials already studied the option and, wisely, concluded that they did not want to sub...

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Nuts!

Mr. Homegrown

June 21, 2007

Thoughtstylings

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...ing the share holders of that big corporate chain, because they bought the nuts for a fraction of what quality fresh nuts would cost. The other moral here is to incorporate nut trees into your landscaping. Why plant a useless ficus tree when you can plant something that will provide food? And come harvest time you wont need to mix in any racing fuel....

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