Category: Resources
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Regrounding.
I’m still working on the next post in the Terra Foundation Grant series, don’t worry… it’s a lot of information to organize, and I’ve had an action-packed few weeks plus some time just thinking. I thought it might be more useful to take a moment to check in on where I’m at after a trip…
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Terra Foundation Grant: Irrigation
Reminder: I’m doing a series of posts over probably the next two months or so on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of this year. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to install a new garden where turf has been removed in a home landscape. The Terra Foundation…
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Terra Foundation Grant: Removing Existing Turf, Part 2. What I did, where I did it, and why.
Reminder: I’m doing a series of posts over probably the next two months or so on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of this year. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to install a new garden where turf has been removed in a home landscape. The Terra Foundation…
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Terra Foundation Grant: Removing Existing Turf, Part 1. Why and How.
Reminder: I’m doing a series of posts over probably the next two months or so on the Terra Foundation Grant I received in April of this year. “The Terra Foundation Residential Grant provides $1,000 for native plant material to install a new garden where turf has been removed in a home landscape. The Terra Foundation…
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Failures and Victories, Part 5: Irrigation
Welcome to another episode of good and bad choices I’ve made in my home landscape. Previous posts in this series cover hardscape; beds, berms, and swales; living mulch; and fencing. Today’s post again feels very personal, and I want to give a disclaimer that while some of the things I’m discussing today may or may not work…
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Failures and Victories, Part 4: Fences
I really hesitate to write some of these posts, because I don’t really like to advertise where my judgment has gone wrong. However, reflecting on what I’d do differently helps my future choices. Previous posts cover hardscape; beds, berms, and swales; and living mulch. Today’s pondering hits a little differently, however… fences are just challenging,…
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Failures and Victories, Part 3: Living Mulch
This is the third post in a series on landscaping failures and victories at home. Earlier posts covered hardscapes and beds, berms, and swales. I’m a huge fan of landscape designer Benjamin Vogt. I encourage you to check out his website and to peruse his book Prairie Up. In a nutshell, Vogt’s aesthetic is about…
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Failures and Victories, Part 2: Beds, Berms, Swales
Last week, I started a series on gardening failures and victories in our own yard, starting with hardscape. I hesitated a bit writing this week’s, because it goes against what seems to be conventional wisdom about how to garden. But here it goes. And be aware… this is very much written for my context: dry,…
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Failures and Victories, Part 1: Hardscape
In reflecting on my home landscape, I think about some things I am glad I’ve done as well as some choices I regret. I’ll start a little series on my thoughts. The first is hardscaping. Our victories: ribbon driveway, permeable reused paver patio, reused bench. Our failures: boulders and decomposed granite pathways. The first thing…
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What are all those leaf bags about? Part 4: making leaf mold.
I will have more to say later about leaves, leaf mold, and composting, but let’s end this little series with a post I wrote for Cool Boulder about a year ago. Skip the Yard Bag and Give Leaf Mold a Go—It’s Worth the Effort! Many City of Boulder residents are befuddled by the change in…
Climate Resilient Landscapes 