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How to start sustainable landscaping

My best recommendation on how to start sustainable gardening and environmentally-friendly landscaping? Just start. When I first approached trying to be a better steward of our land, I was overwhelmed...

How to start sustainable landscaping

My best recommendation on how to start sustainable gardening and environmentally-friendly landscaping? Just start. When I first approached trying to be a better steward of our land, I was overwhelmed...

How to remove invasive honeysuckle

How to remove invasive honeysuckle

We moved into our Upper Arlington home 10 years ago, and 9.8 years ago I learned that I despise invasive honeysuckle.  Now that I know how much of an ecological...

How to remove invasive honeysuckle

We moved into our Upper Arlington home 10 years ago, and 9.8 years ago I learned that I despise invasive honeysuckle.  Now that I know how much of an ecological...

How to audibly spit-take while guesting on the Rootbound podcast

How to audibly spit-take while guesting on the Rootbound podcast

I had the lucky opportunity to join Steve Ellington on Rootbound recently and managed to fit in a spit take thanks to a lovely old-timey hot take accusing Nutting & Sons Peas of being...

How to audibly spit-take while guesting on the Rootbound podcast

I had the lucky opportunity to join Steve Ellington on Rootbound recently and managed to fit in a spit take thanks to a lovely old-timey hot take accusing Nutting & Sons Peas of being...

How to throw a native plant party

How to throw a native plant party

Jared Goodykoontz, Mr. Jared from Balanced Family Academy, and I have gotten to know each other thanks to lurking around the same native plant social media groups over the last...

How to throw a native plant party

Jared Goodykoontz, Mr. Jared from Balanced Family Academy, and I have gotten to know each other thanks to lurking around the same native plant social media groups over the last...

How to gab about your love of plants without sounding completely unhinged

How to gab about your love of plants without sounding completely unhinged

I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by Mr. Jared (Jared Goodykoontz) of Balanced Family Academy. We had the chance to chat about seed paper, sustainability, stewarding the land and...

How to gab about your love of plants without sounding completely unhinged

I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by Mr. Jared (Jared Goodykoontz) of Balanced Family Academy. We had the chance to chat about seed paper, sustainability, stewarding the land and...

Violet standing atop our sheet mulching empire

How to Murder Your Grass with Sheet Mulching/Lasagna Gardening

When we started our War on Grass about a decade ago (I guess the first battle began when we officially took ownership of our home) I wasn't entirely sure of the...

How to Murder Your Grass with Sheet Mulching/Lasagna Gardening

When we started our War on Grass about a decade ago (I guess the first battle began when we officially took ownership of our home) I wasn't entirely sure of the...