June 26, 2023
Bountiful Blackberries Tips Blackberries are a delicious treat in the summer to help cool you down. There are some wonderful tricks and different methods to growing bountiful blackberries in your elegant edible yard. Dive in to learn how to plant your berries and what to do if a thorned berry […]
June 20, 2023
What’s Your Landscape’s ROI? By Chris Stevens Most landscapes have no return on investment. People spend, spend, spend on their yard and the best potential return they get is possibly an increased sales price when it’s sold. Find out how to turn your yard into regular income, enjoy a beautiful […]
June 19, 2023
Secrets to Growing Summer Strawberries We enjoy growing strawberries in the summertime, they produce well in the heat. We grow them in raised beds often. We like to use Flower Street Urban Gardens, which is an elegant wall garden. It keeps our strawberries off the ground and still provides a […]
June 13, 2023
5 Principles for Healthy Soil Wrapping up our five-part series on regenerative principles for soil health, today we’re talking about animal integration. Previously we covered: minimize soil disturbance, protect soil surface, maintain living roots, and companion planting. Animals have gotten a bad rap in recent years, but it’s not their […]
June 12, 2023
4 Simple Steps to Summer Gardening in the Desert If you live in the desert, like we do at the Agriscaping Headquarters, you might be wondering how to grow a successful summer garden. We are going to share with you the four simple steps to take in order to have […]
June 6, 2023
Polyculture for Peak Performance In part four of our regenerative principles for soil health series we’re talking about companion planting, which compliments the other principles we already covered: minimize soil disturbance, protect soil surface, and maintain living roots. Next week we’ll discuss animal integration. Let’s define some terms: – Poly […]
June 5, 2023
Transform Your Garden For Summer If you live in the desert southwest you may notice that many of your plants are starting to come to an end. But that doesn’t have to mean it’s the end of your garden. We have had much success growing in the hot summer months. […]
May 30, 2023
Can Plants Build Healthy Soil? In part three of our series on regenerative principles for soil health our topic is: maintain living roots. The first couple of principles were: minimize soil disturbance and protect soil surface. The other two principles are: companion planting and animal integration. Plants play an amazing […]
May 29, 2023
3 Favorite Edible Flowers Edible flowers are a timeless culinary delight. Flowers are a beautiful addition to many gourmet meals and beverages. Warning! Do not eat any flowers that have been sprayed with pesticide, or that have come from florists, garden centers, roadsides, or other locations where you cannot verify […]
May 23, 2023
Does Your Soil Need Protection? This article is the second in a five-part series on regenerative principles for soil health. The first principle that we talked about is: minimize soil disturbance. Today’s principle is: protect soil surface. The other principles we’ll cover are: maintain living roots, companion planting, and animal […]
May 22, 2023
3 Steps to Growing Edible Flowers Most people don’t think of flowers as a food source, yet edible flowers add flavor, complexity and color to both landscapes and the dinner plate. In our post last week we discussed whether or not edible flowers taste good. Today we discuss four secrets […]
May 16, 2023
Is Tilling Necessary? By Chris Stevens Who wants to work harder, not smarter? Can I see a show of hands? I didn’t think so. Most gardeners and homesteaders appreciate learning better ways of doing things. Tilling is time-consuming work so if there is an easier and better way to have […]