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Welcome to my archive of how-to gardening articles, essays, gardening book reviews, and gardening travel articles. I’ve been writing a garden column for over a decade, and many of those columns are included here. I write about organic gardening, composting, habitat gardening, water-wise gardening, and much more. I’m also the author of three books on gardening and nature, all of which are for sale wherever books are sold.
Scroll through this list to find what you’re looking for, visit my blog, or check my website to find out more about my books and speaking engagements. You can also use this search box to find anything on the site. Enjoy!
Flowers
Grow Your Own Wedding Flowers
Get Ready for a Backyard Wedding
Rare Old Tulips and Other Fabulous Bulbs
Fruit & Vegetables
Herbs (and other questions from readers)
Soil & Compost
Tools & Gadgets
Pests & Diseases
Mistletoe and Other Holiday Plant Pests
Critters
Raising Chickens in Your Backyard
Crimes & Misdemeanors
In the Garden
Coping With Summer Drought–Water-Wise Lawns
A New Design for an Old Garden
Getting the Garden Ready for Visitors
Book Reviews
A Garden From a Hundred Packets of Seed by James Fenton
The Abundant Garden by Debra Prinzing
MaryJane’s Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook by MaryJane Butters
The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Grasses: Versatile Partners for Uncommon Garden Design by Nancy Ondra
Planting Design: Gardens in Time and Space by Piet Oudolf
Allergy-Free Gardening by Tom Ogren
American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn by Ted Steinberg
The Sunset Western Garden Book
New York Times
"How the Worm Turns" op-ed, April 22, 2007
"Local Color" op-ed, February 14, 2007
"Pick Your Poison" op-ed, May 14, 2006