http://catzediblelandscape.com Plant to Eat Mon, 10 May 2010 18:15:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many garden centers sell plants for ornamental purposes in our landscapes.  But we really need to take the  time to investigate whether the plant we are considering may in fact be invasive in our area.  I read just read an article in Fine Gardening which has some very excellent points.  ... http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=473 October 2009 On a post I put in pictures of the work My husband Carl did to fix a drainage problem on the north side of the house.  The project was done earlier this summer.  I have since landscaped with more edibles in the beds. There is a large overhang on the ... http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=435 Our side yard sloped towards the house and rainwater entered into the foundation.  My husband Carl came up with an idea to try and divert the water away from the house. Below are pictures: [caption id="attachment_330" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Side Yard - The beginning"] [/caption] This sidewalk is obsolete.  I suppose originally the steps into ... http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=329 I have not been online for a number of months as we have had a lot of painting jobs.  Also I have had spam issues with the blog and removed some articles being hit 95 spams a day! - until I could figure out how to stop them. I've tried ... http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=316 Making a new garden bed in the front lawn is very easy.  I took a spade and cut through the sod along the outline of the proposed bed. Then I cut the sod in manageable pieces and turned them over to compost into the bed.  Since it is in the ... http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=304 GARDEN JOURNAL November 2009 Sunday Nov. 1:                                                                                                               Planted 106 hardneck garlic cloves and 46 softneck cloves. Planted them 3 inches apart, around 2 inches deep. Covered them with a layer of composted manure and layered around 6 inches of mulch on top of the bed. I then made the birds yearly winter ... http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=294 Just read a really neat article about a green roof that was planted with edibles for Tabard's Inn in Washington. Find the article here:   http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/1654 http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=261 It is extremely important to research any plant, edible or not, that you are considering putting into your landscape.  Many plants found labeled as  "native plants" or wildflowers for your area may in fact be considered an invasive pest.  How would you find out?  Research.  Governmental agencies and universities have ... http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=147 Have questions about edible landscaping?  Need to find a plants, seeds, supplies?  No time to research what you are looking for?  Ask me and I'll search for you.  I  love to research and solve dilemmas.     Thank you.   Cat http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=108 I am working on some quick reference lists to make it easier to identify edible plants I want to incorporate into my postage stamp size landscape. The internet is definitely the information highway.  I can find anything I'm looking for -  eventually -  but sometimes it takes a lot of ... http://catzediblelandscape.com/?p=73