Taking the Next Step | Deborah Silver & Co.
It was not my intent to give the impression that the time it took to write my previous post was in any way comparable to...
Garden Design
Book review: Regenesis: feeding the world without devouring the planet by George Monbiot | Jack Wallington
The first thing that struck me about Regenesis is one third of the book’s pages are references to sources, largely scien...
At A Glance: The Lighted Rings
To follow is a visual collection of light rings which we have placed in winter containers over the past 15 years or so. ...
Can we learn from British Columbia’s attitude to wildlife? | Jack Wallington
Chris and I have just come back from a two week trip around the south west coast of British Columbia in Canada. That vas...
Good Bones | Deborah Silver & Co.
The picture above was taken in the early morning of Jan 3, 2021. I remember waking up well before dawn to a landscape wh...
Jack on lawns: why it’s time to rethink our most sustainable usable surface | Jack Wallington
I seem to be thinking about lawns more than is healthy, and I’m not the only one. I’m trying not to use the term ‘turf w...
Vernissage Again | Deborah Silver & Co.
Sixteen years ago, on April 1 of 2009, I published a blog post, appropriately entitled “Vernissage”. The title of the po...
8 tips for better watering technique | Jack Wallington
1) Water deeply
When it’s hot and sunny it’s tempting to zip around the garden watering everything but beware, most ...
Once A Year And This Is It
Once a year we have spring in Michigan, and this is it. Ha. Let that big talk on my part sink in a little. I am not a...
Review: Wikomo solar deer repeller | Jack Wallington
We live surrounded by fields and woodland in which lots of roe deer live. Deer have been demonised by gardeners but I li...