- Paul Wallis »
- Home »
- Gardening »
- Gardeners Hubs
1-7 of 7 Hubssort by Hot Best Latest
80Revenge of the Dandelions
Revenge of the Dandelions Dandelions, (Taraxacum officinale) are described as “weeds” by suburbia, the enemies of featureless lawns. In practice they’re edible herbs, used for centuries as food, and...
3 comments
86Ground covers as problem solvers
Ground covers are tough, self reliant plants, and good territorial defenders. Most ground covers are zero maintenance plants. They don’t need weed killers, because they do it themselves. Ironically,...
3 comments
78The best way to mow a lawn is not to mow it at all
The best way to mow a lawn is to not mow it at all, and when mowing, to adapt your technique to the best advantage of the grass. Generally most lawn mixes are comprised of grasses that don’t grow...
0 comments
64Furry persons and gardens
If you happen to be furry, a garden can be a lesson in quite inexplicable human behavior. Not that you expect much from human behavior, but even by their standards the garden seems a bit over the top. ...
4 comments73Questionnaire: Are you a gardener?
There are two sorts of people in this world; gardeners and the lost. The lost are the sort of people that come with built-in lifestyle clichés and sleazy TV shows attached. They can therefore be...
0 comments66How to keep a gardening calendar
There are any number of excellent reasons for keeping a traditional gardening calendar. The calendar is probably the best way of organizing tasks and setting reminders from the vast amounts of esoteric...
0 comments
60The first time you meet a garden
Gardening is a very personal thing, like breathing. It’s normal to refer to gardening as though it was entirely objective, but it’s really a very subjective process. What you feel is important. It’s...
0 comments
