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March 12, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Lasagna gardening is just as wonderful as it sounds. You choose the “pan” (a raised bed or a piece of ground), add layers of brown and green, then top with Compostex fabric and let the soil…
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March 8, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Go to garden shows. You’ll come away with great ideas.—Billy Goodnick, author of Yards: Turn Any Outdoor Space Into the Garden of Your Dreams and columnist for Fine Gardening magazine Get revved…
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February 28, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
It’s really quite simple to apply your “outdoor” organic gardening knowledge to your house plants. Who doesn’t want a lush mass of greenery inside during the winter months? When…
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January 29, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
You can grow Goji berries in your home garden instead of buying berries imported from overseas. Goji berries grow well in containers and in your garden soil. In our new video Tricia plants them both ways.…
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September 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
We can’t all go to the Netherlands in the springtime, but we can create smaller versions of the famous Dutch bulb gardens—even in one container. Layer different bulbs in one container, with…
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September 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Want to be an advanced vegetable gardener? You will be when you know which vegetables are in which families. This is crucial info for healthy crop rotation in your garden (and you’ll be able to astonish…
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August 1, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Nothing like learning from the best—Debra Lee Baldwin taught us new tricks for growing tender succulents. Of course Debra would know—she’s the famed “Queen of Succulents”…
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May 31, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
We had fun talking with children’s gardening expert Sharon Lovejoy at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show. Watch Sharon with Tricia in our video, pick up tips on growing in metal containers,…
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May 18, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Do you have a small garden? Make it do double-duty as a space for outdoor entertaining and growing edibles. Garden designer Susan Morrison is an expert on small space landscapes and she gave us quick design…
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March 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Ready to start your first vegetable garden? The three essentials for an easy vegetable garden are: Full sun Convenient water supply Good soil Add some basic supplies and you’ll be off and growing.…
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