by Denissia E. Withers | Jan 31, 2022 | Community, Community Garden News
by Hannae Pavlick Hannae has interned with Common Sense Gardens since June, 2021. She brings a strong organic gardening background and interest in learning more about permaculture. This is a book review of Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway. Long after finishing...
by Denissia E. Withers | Feb 14, 2020 | Community, Community Garden News
Seed (and plant) gathering, collecting, purchasing As we gather ourselves during wintertime, it is a good time to focus on seeds. This is the time to inventory the seeds we have. And, to think about seed collection and gathering from what we grow. Some seeds are...
by Denissia E. Withers | Nov 18, 2019 | Community Garden News
Leave the leaves that fall into your garden! Why, you might ask? So many reasons! For one, they make excellent mulch and help protect your landscape and garden beds during winter rains and wind. They provide insulation and also help keep the weed populations down. ...
by Denissia E. Withers | Sep 24, 2019 | Community Garden News, Newsletter
Download our Summer/Fall 2019 Newsletter! Summer is winding down. We are staying busy with new clients and our ongoing landscapes. This summer a few of our long-time landscape projects have sold to new owners. We will miss these places that we spent many seasons...
by Denissia E. Withers | Aug 7, 2019 | Community Garden News
Beautiful Calendula: A prolific, cheery, yet humble plant, beloved by herbalists and gardeners alike. The root of the name calendula is the same as the word calendar, perhaps because it is a flower that brings joy almost year round. In the Pacific Northwest,...
by Denissia E. Withers | Jul 10, 2019 | Community Garden News
(Water is Life.) Our summers keep getting hotter every year and just like us humans, most creatures need to stay hydrated to stay alive. If you already put out a bowl of water for your pets, birds or other wildlife, its easy to adapt these to accommodate our...
