Southern Homes & Gardens

Gardening with others lets you cut up the harvest and the work. There are many group gardens now flourishing across the nation – in fact, the National Gardening Association says the number tripled from 2008 to 2013. If there isn’t one in your area, consider starting one, or just share a garden plot with a neighbor or relative.
Hugelkultur is practiced by Sepp Holzer as a method of forest gardening and agroforestry, and by Geoff Lawton as a way of dryland farming and desert greening. When used as a method of disposing of huge volumes of waste wood and woody debris, hugelkultur accomplishes carbon sequestration.
Some endure through season after season of disappointing outcomes, whereas others get disillusioned and stop gardening altogether. Thankfully, whether you retired your gardening gloves after one season or you’re in search of a greater end result, there are lots of methods to enhance. For those … Read More

