Month: April 2018

If you already have chickens in the garden or are thinking about getting some, here are some points to consider. Advantages of Chickens in the Garden Chickens in the garden make wonderful tillers – By scratching and eating practically all vegetation, chickens make great tillers.  Not only do they turn cover crops and clear new garden ground…

Perennial design – plan it and almost forget it! With a well planned perennial design your garden is filled with hardy perennials that come back each year needing little more than the occasional tidying up. As part of the design one would mix course texture, fine texture, columnar and spreading shaped varieties. Add to this…

What is a natural stone retaining wall? To answer that we first need to take a look at what retaining walls are in general. A retaining wall is a structure that holds or retains soil behind it. There are many types of materials that can be used to create retaining walls.  Materials include concrete blocks,…