Saturday Tweets: Dubious Tips, Growing Furniture and So Much More

April 18, 2015

Gardening in the Age of Pinterest: Dubious Online Garden Tips http://t.co/Fm48N2bfiP via @WVgardenguru — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 17, 2015 Skyglow: Timelapse film dedicated to the need for light-pollution-free skies for stargazing via @BoingBoing http://t.co/SBBVj0q9Tx — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 17, 2015 If homeless people can’t sleep outside, Apple customers shouldn’t either http://t.co/Mh3sDHRZYk via @dailydot — Root Simple (@root...

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Are Rubber Mulches or Tires in the Garden a Good Idea?

Mr. Homegrown

April 14, 2015

Gardening

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...nings blowing around and settling on the soil). I suspect that many of our gardening frustrations are related to our zinc problem. What about the use of whole tires in the garden, such as for planters or compost bins? According to a report by an environmental consultant sent to me by Mark, a Root Simple reader, whole tires do not seem to be a problem (at least in aquatic contexts). So it seems that we should keep those tires whole rather than shre...

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Saturday Tweets: A Wacky Week

Mr. Homegrown

July 16, 2016

Saturday Linkages

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.../t.co/AWbfliMLd2 via @podessey — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) July 10, 2016 ‘I quit the rock’n’roll life to spread the grow-your-own message’ #HDYGG @courgetteitc https://t.co/Des1KmkjuV pic.twitter.com/bbSkfpNCsV — Guardian gardening (@guardiangardens) July 9, 2016 Pole-Mounted Mason Jar Garden Lights https://t.co/wRLEBIJcyX — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 8, 2016 Curved Paper Folding https://t.co/tiDWuxlAiL — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 8...

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Saturday Tweets: Alan Chadwick, Thinking Plants and the Best Restroom in America

Mr. Homegrown

November 14, 2015

Saturday Linkages

...//t.co/kUjqVnX0BC — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 10, 2015 Do plants think? James Wong (@botanygeek) considers the evidence https://t.co/3bukQpPoHV pic.twitter.com/TboHRIUh1u — Guardian gardening (@guardiangardens) November 10, 2015 Fixing potholes with ice cream mosaics: https://t.co/IZLfxs7t2x — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 10, 2015...

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Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Sundials

Mr. Homegrown

August 29, 2016

Design

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...Finlay 1925-2006. On my long bucket list is the construction of a Root Simple sundial. Towards that end I’ve begun a short Sundial Pinterest board that, as of today, is entirely made up of Ian Hamilton Finlay sundials. Finlay’s poetry, art and gardening deserves greater recognition. The print of one of his sundials, above, is a clever meditation/pun on the distinction between the map and the territory. You can own an original Finlay print for a m...

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