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Garden Blog about sustainable gardening, homesteading, recipes, and garden book reviews. Katrina Kelly is the owner and solopreneur of EARTHeim Landscape Design, LLC.
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2M ago
The customer contacted me and wanted to landscape their property which was mostly bare and consisted of a few trees, and some overgrown shrubs. They also had some drainage issues at the side of the property which is a common issue. Their wishlist included to completely get rid of all of the lawn, remove the ..read more
EARTHeim Blog
1y ago
THE GARDEN DESIGN INSTALLATION The garden at this historical home was give a new landscape update this late summer. We removed the old roses and boxwoods and installed a whole new native plant landscape. A garden bed planted near the corner of the property was added for several functions. First, it will help mitigate storm ..read more
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1y ago
Ironweed is a common name of 25 species of Vernonia which are native to North America. Many of these species are native to the midwest and southeastern regions. Some species are as short as 2′ tall, while others can reach 10′ tall! It is an upright plant with tough stems, in which it is named ..read more
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1y ago
Periwinkle (Vinca minor and Vinca major) is a vining groundcover that is native to parts of central and southern Europe in the regions of France, Portugal, and Turkey. It is believed to have been introduced to North America in the 1700s. It is an evergreen plant with thick glossy leaves that grow opposite of each ..read more
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1y ago
Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a native perennial iris to the North Eastern United States and Canada. It is naturally found in wetland areas, marshes, and wet meadows. It likes moisture, so it can be planted in wet/moist sunny areas in a home garden or on the edge of a pond up to 6″ deep ..read more
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1y ago
These are general gardening tips, please use your intuition when deciding what the plant and when! For information on when spring is, see this previous blog post: When Is Spring? Very Early Spring. When the ground is workable, it is no longer frozen or too wet. You can plant: Trees as long as they are ..read more
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1y ago
What is Frost? Frost is a thin layer of ice on a surface. It begins as water vapor (water in gas form) in the air at an above freezing temperature. It becomes frost when the water vapor meets a surface that is below freezing. The water vapor condenses, freezes, and becomes solid. There are different ..read more
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1y ago
Judging when it’s safe to plant plants in the spring can be tricky all due to freeze and frost. The average last frost date is a date gardeners look forward to because it means it’s time to start planting! Even with knowing the average last frost date there’s still uncertainty. As we face climate change ..read more
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1y ago
Today is the first day of March. To some, today is the first day of spring! There isn’t a one-and-only true way to mark the beginning of spring. It depends on who you ask. For meteorologists, the first day of spring is on March 1st. This is because it is based on climate patterns. The ..read more
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1y ago
This page consists of useful links you will find for sustainable and ecological gardening. If any of these links are broken, please email me. If you have suggestions for useful links you may email them to me and I will consider adding them to this page. This page will be updated over time. Citizen Science ..read more