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organic landscape maintenance vs conventional

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

With the escallating prices in everything Organic I am often asked if Organic gardening is more expensive than the methods employed by many local gardeners that use synthetic product.  The answer is no. Organic gardening, I believe, is cheaper than conventional methods because it is better for the health of your landscape. The improvement in health results in less [...]

organic landscaping tips

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

What is soil?  That is the first question I was asked when I began my studies of organic landscaping.  The answer is that soil is the interaction between three equal partners:  the abiotic component  the living organisms in the soil  environmental components (temperature, water,air).   Beginning with the first, the primary a-biotic component of soil is rock [...]