By gathering advice fromthe online garden community and her creative approach to gardening in a rental property, Sahar's backyard has become a sensation. "I came out here to hide in the garden," says Sahar, but it prompted a pursuit to create a place of solace and empowerment. objects which make me ponder thepast, as I often do.Our July/August issue features the Directory of Traditional American Crafts, along with a visit to Philadelphia, tips on colonial-style lighting, an old Kentucky home, and more! Walk through your garden and look for signs of life. You might notice green tips poking through the soil or small leaves unfurling. These early shoots confirm that spring has truly arrived in your garden. Welcome to Empress of Dirt’s Two Minutes in the Garden—our podcast! Get bite-sized informative updates on gardening basics, gardening myths and other subjects of interest to gardeners both new and experienced. 14 Tips everyone can use to help garden in a drought year. As a native Californian, you get used to the word ‘drought’.But this year is different. Because we’ve had such a warm, dry winter this year as well as thepast two years, we are really low on our water levels. However, over a lifetime of gardening Lolo Houbein has learnt that good returns can be won from compact areas. LOLO HOUBEIN: You can be productive on one square metre but you can't be self sufficient on one square metre. That's the difference. A gardener finds peace at the back-roads haven where a South Carolina topiary artist shapes his own story.Evergreen trees twist and arc at Pearl Fryar’s topiary garden in Bishopville, South Carolina. I don’t typically shy away from garden work, but this year was different. This has been great for the grass which prefers a lot of water and cool weather. As in hot conditions we want to leave the grass a little longer. Cut more often never removing more than 1/3 the length. Always remember trees lawn and garden require at least 1 inch of water per week. I was talking to John Patrick about a garden I designed in Woodend North, Victoria. If you’re interested, you can catch it on iView here. It was shot very late in the season when the garden was really tippingpast it best. Gardeningtips. Watch Video.ARS scientists have spent thepast several years working to develop state-of-the-art carbon mapping equipment that provides growers with precise and timely information about the quality of their soil.
