The Garden Thymes
March 28, 2020
Garden Design 101
Is your garden feeling outdated or uninspired? Perhaps it could be more eco-friendly and support the local pollinators, or maybe your kids have grown up and the lawn is not being enjoyed in the way that it used to. Time to mix things up. Whether you have a small backyard or an expansive property, your…
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Seasonal Containers + Borders: Elevate Your Curb Appeal
Each new season brings an opportunity to add dynamic color, texture, and style to your entryways, patios, and garden beds throughout the year. Did someone say seasonal pots? Whether you’re looking for a burst of spring blooms, lush summer greenery, rich autumn hues, or a festive winter arrangement, seasonal containers are an easy way to…
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Embracing the Seasons: As we embrace the quiet of winter, my focus shifts to the theme of release.
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Winter Reading Recs
This winter, Jen is cozying up with books rooted in nature, ecology, and personal growth.
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Fall Flower Feature: Asters
Seeing our native plants provide ecoservices – contributing food and habitat for surrounding plants – gives us a new appreciation for the relationships they foster. This fall, we’re excited to spotlight one of our favorite autumn flowers: the native aster. We see these colorful beauties growing along the road and in wild places such as…
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Lawns Suck: A Love Story Gone Wrong
Unrequited love, also known as one-sided love, is when you give your time, affection, and energy to someone who can’t – or won’t – return the feeling. It leaves one weary and disheartened. Why does this sound so familiar? Because it’s happening to every Tom, Dick and Sherry with a lawn. We pour out our…
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Leave the Leaves
What if your fall garden routine is keeping your garden beds from thriving? Eeek! During a fall cleanup, we’re often tempted to wipe the slate and get rid of the layer of brown, curling leaves scattered across our beds. However, Mother Nature doesn’t get out her rake and put all this decomposing matter in the…
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Seed Magick
Within each tiny seed lies a story. It’s a tale of survival, growth, and perseverance. When we harvest seeds in the fall and plant them in the spring, we’re passing down these stories of resilience from one generation to the next. We love the abundance of seeds during this season. It always gets us thinking…
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Spraying for Pests: Curiosity Keeps the Cat *Alive*
Last summer, Jen’s neighbor sprayed the exterior of her house to get rid of a spider infestation. By the next morning, the spiders had shuffled off this mortal coil (RIP). We can safely assume that spraying for those spiders also affected the birds that fed on them, as well as bees, butterflies, other pollinators, the…
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Summer Flower Feature: Big Bluestem
This growing season, we are welcoming native grasses to center stage. Though they provide valuable habitat for insect life and nesting material for the birds in the spring, we have noticed how underutilized and undervalued they are in urban gardens. Let’s change that! First, we’ll learn a little background on our featured plant; Big Bluestem…
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