The English walnut’s wild cousin Black walnut is a powerful plant. It is not well suited for domestic landscapes because of the heavy nuts that fall in Autumn; and because it repels other plants with a compound called juglone found in its roots, bark, leaves, and nut hulls. But there are lots of great reasons…
A not so typical moss A quiet walk afield can be tremendously therapeutic. It really doesn’t matter whether you are in the woods, on the beach, on the prairie, or in the desert; the solitude combined with the quiet and an openness to the world around you can change your whole outlook on life (even…
Give new life to your garden tools Garden tool restoration is a pursuit that is both valuable and satisfying to those of us leaning toward DIY, slow-living or self-sufficiency philosophies. Most of the time, the steps involved in restoring basic hand tools are pretty simple, the supplies are relatively inexpensive, and the results are often…
A Bitter Goodbye The Summer of 2014 was an exciting time here at The Prudent Garden. This was the most productive vegetable garden we have had so far. It was my first summer being home full-time with the boys…and I survived. Mark and I officially became “garden writers” and we get paid to write about…