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Photo by Erda Estremera on Unsplash Are you desertifying? Or are you cooling your corner of our planet? I have written more about gardening lately, but today I will connect gardening and astrology. I doubt any of you will need me to tell you, it has been HOT. Records broken all over the place. Fires and smoke all over the place. Many of my friends have gotten electric vehicles, and I understand why, even though I have a different perspective. This month of August 2026, will likely not be...
Artichoke flower photo by Nancy Hughes on Unsplash See Details Below for Upcoming Free Class Rainbow Gardening Can you grow food and have a beautiful garden? Yes! Many food crops need pollinators, yet the flowers on the crops themselves are often not enough to support the pollinators. By designing your garden to contain both food and year-round color, you ensure not only beauty, but a continuous supply of pollen for the pollinators on which much of our food depends. You can even incorporate...
photo-1773492470856-756ea6e6fa36 from Unsplash See Details Below for Upcoming Free Class Read this before you Zero-scape! Do I have a typo in this title? Only on purpose. Most people who have heard of xeriscaping pronounce it like "zero-scaping." And they essentially mean and believe that it calls for the removal of most plants. They see that we are in a severe drought here in Colorado and they think, screw it, I'm ripping out our grass and putting in rock. Then they look into it a bit more...