Sustainability Archives - The Sweet Garden Life

25 Oct

To Rake or Not to Rake? Leave the Leaves When I was a little girl my family had a yearly fall tradition. From late October through mid...

08 Jul

I recently read an article in a Time Magazine regarding soil. I was taken aback! As a gardener, I think I always took soil for granted,...

03 Jul

Everyone enjoys a beautiful garden. When you enter one, your blood pressure decreases, your senses are heightened by the intoxicating s...

24 Jun

Everywhere you turn there are doom and gloom news flashes about the impending breakdown of our environment. As I see it, you have two c...

21 Jun

As was noted in Part 1 of this series, soil degradation has become increasingly prevalent throughout the world. Studies show that if no...

20 Jun

What is a Sensory Garden? Any outdoor space can enhance your senses. However, a sensory garden is intentionally designed to stimulate ...

20 Jun

I remember long, long ago, when I attended elementary school, the bulletin boards in our classrooms would always depict the changing se...

19 Jun

To me, everyday is Earth Day. I have loved the beauty of nature all my life. As a young girl I remember taking long walks with my Dad t...