Winterizing our Community Garden
We had a fall work session over the weekend at the G.W. community garden where I’m one of about 25 neighborhood members. We had three main tasks to do to get the garden ready for winter – besides the...
View ArticleBeautiful Bounty: Evening Star’s Rooftop Garden
What do you do when you don’t have enough space for a garden? If you’re like the Evening Star Cafe in Del Ray, you head up to the roof, taking advantage of wide open sun and space. Since late last...
View ArticleVinegar and Baking Soda Unite: DIY Eco-Friendly Cleaning
Just in time for spring cleaning, we were thrilled to host a demo on eco-friendly cleaning products. Our presenters, Jen Wills and Mellenie Runion, showed us how to avoid household chemicals by making...
View ArticleAphids vs. Ladybugs: An Experiment in Eco Pest Control
Eileen has a beautiful flower garden in the courtyard behind her row house. As soon as you walk out, you’re enveloped in a leafy oasis. A landscape designer, she takes the utmost care of her plantings,...
View ArticleSaving Seeds for Next Year’s Garden
Dried or “spent” flowers in the garden, in spite of having lost their bloom, are actually treasure troves, many of them jam packed with seeds. In our seed saving demo over the weekend, Justine Hudec...
View ArticleA Garden Consult with Love & Carrots
I’d love to be able to claim that I know exactly what I’m doing when I garden, but truth be told, it’s been mostly luck if I get something to grow. We’ve tried various vegetables over the past several...
View ArticleCreating a Permaculture Herb Spiral
Herb spirals are a permaculture structure, created of stone or brick in a circular pattern. They provide micro-climates for different types of plants and they are habitat for beneficial insects. I...
View ArticleRegister Now: Fall Gardening Workshop
If you’re looking for tips for how to garden beyond the summer season, you’ll want to register for our Fall Gardening Workshop on October 17 at 4 PM. JC Herz, one of the featured gardeners on our 2014...
View ArticleJC’s All-Year Urban Farm
We met JC last year when her garden was one of the standouts on our 2014 Urban Farm Tour. JC was gracious enough to invite us back for a fall gardening workshop for DIY Del Ray readers. Not only did we...
View ArticleSecrets to a Successful All-Year Garden
Earlier this week, we took you on a tour of JC’s backyard garden where she and her family grow fruit and vegetables pretty much all year long. Today we’re back to show you how they keep everything...
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