Edible Landscaping Made Easy With Avis Licht

How to design and plant an edible landscape
Pruning saw

Gifts for Gardeners – Pruning Tools for your Edible Landscape

When you’re working in the garden, it is so satisfying to have a good tool. Whether it’s for pruning, raking or digging,…

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Inspiring writing by Wendy Johnson

Gifts for Gardeners – Inspiring Books

Truthfully, I don’t read very many gardening books. I prefer to putter in the the garden. But every now and then, one…

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Vicia Faba also known as Fava Bean

Fava Beans for Fall Cover Crop in Your Edible Landscape

A cover crop is an area of planting that is sown for the purpose of improving the soil and keeping the ground…

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Redwood Picket Gate

How to Use Recycled Wood for Gates and Railings in your Edible Landscape

Gate and Arbor from recycled materials There are times when you build something for your garden when you want it to look…

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Brick and wood go together well

How to Build a Brick Step on a Wood Deck

  When adding new structures to your garden such as steps, paths, trellises and gates be sure to consider using recycled materials. …

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Garlic

Planting Garlic, Shallots and Onions for the Edible Landscape

In mild weather climates, it is still possible to plant your favorites  from the onion family. Garlic, shallots and onions are all…

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Low retaining walls can help prevent erosion

Erosion Control – More Ideas

Erosion of  hillsides can range from minor movement that is easy to repair, to major and dangerous situations. Caveat! Caveat! Caveat! If…

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Retaining walls

Erosion Control on Steep Hillsides – Do it before the rains come!

    Before the rains come crashing down, take a good look around your property.  It’s especially important if you are on…

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Seemingly innocent cat

Cat and Dog – Go Away from my Garden Beds!

I walked out into the garden today to look at my newly dug and seeded beds, only to find that the cats,…

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Butternut Squash

Winter Squash: One Plant Many Uses

Winter squash, to be clear, is harvested in the winter, not planted in the winter. I have found that some people find…

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A variety of plants

What is a Microclimate and How can I use it in my Edible Landscape

In the picture on the right, I created a small micro climate in the garden bed by planting lettuce with zucchini in…

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Large trees give a lot of leaves

What to do with all those Fall Leaves

It used to be that I could never find enough leaves to compost for the garden. I used to drive to the…

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