Growing with Nature

Goumi Berries - A Great Nitrogen Fixing Berry

Nitrogen-fixing plants can help your other plants grow. Plants like your fruit trees and berries. But there are some edible nitrogen-fixing shrubs. One of my favorites ar

Introducing Cascara—A Fantastic PNW Native Tree

Cascara is a fantastic Pacific Northwest native tree. Adaptable, great for wildlife, and not too big this is a great native tree to add to your property. In this episode

Use Small Spreading Native Shrubs to Create a Dense Hedgerow

Making a dense hedgerow can be a challenge. But by planting small spreading native shrubs you can easily have a dense hedgerow. Native plants like Nootka rose and snowber

3 Tips to Salvage Native Plants for Your Property

Buying native plants can be expensive but salvaging them is a great option when you don’t have a lot of money to spend on new plants. But doing it right without damaging

How to Get Started with Live Staking

Live staking is one of the easiest ways to get a ton of new plants. But not all plants can be live-staked and there are some tricks to doing it successfully. In this epi

How You Can Find Material for Mulch and Critter Homes

Finding material for mulch and critter homes can be a barrier to getting started. But there are some simple and cheap ways to find woodchips, leaves, logs, and other mate

Messy is Beautiful – Why You Should Skip the Fall Cleanup

Let’s skip the fall cleanup this year. Don’t rake up the leaves, don’t cut down the dead flower stalks, and leave the branches where they fall. While this might seem craz

The Most Important Reason to Plant Native Plants

Often people skip native plants but when you do this you limit your land's ability to be abundant. But why?  In this episode, we look at the most important reason t

Why Your Property Needs Snags – Plus Tips to Get Started with Snags

Did you know your property needs snags? Often people don’t like keeping around dead trees—aka snags. But snags are critical to supporting all sorts of wildlife that you k

3 Pacific Northwest Native Plants for Easy Winter Harvests

Growing these 3 Pacific Northwest native plants can provide you easy harvests all winter long. There’s something special about going outside and getting greens for salads

What are Micro-Climates and How to Get Started with Them

Do you know what micro-climates you have on your property? Learning how to identify existing micro-climates and how to create new ones can help you cultivate abundance.

How to Manage Wet Areas on Your Property

Managing wet areas on your property can be a challenge. But these areas can also be very important for wildlife and building resilience in the face of climate change. And

3 Ways You Can Cultivate Abundance This Fall

What are you doing this fall to cultivate abundance? While the vegetable garden is slowing down and the days are getting shorter fall is a great time to take steps to ens

3 Reasons Why You Should Mulch Your Soil

Your soil needs to be covered with mulch. Without it soil life will suffer, your plants won’t thrive, and the land will be less abundant. You should mulch your soil if yo

How to Get Started with Critter Homes and Why You Should

If you want to support wildlife then you’ve got to give them a place to call home and take shelter. Critter homes are a great option and are simple to create. Plus, these

Why You Need to Keep Your Fall Leaves and What to do with Them

When the leaves start to fall from the trees what do you do with them? If you’re like most people you rake them up and get rid of them. But if you want to cultivate abund

3 Lessons Learned from a Hot Dry Summer – The 2021 Drought

Due to climate change the 2021 drought hit hard in the Pacific Northwest. And these impacts of climate change aren’t only being felt here. But there are lessons you can l

Native Lupines Fix Nitrogen and Support Wildlife – Let’s Grow Them

Native lupines fix nitrogen and support wildlife. These amazing plants are far superior to the ornamental lupines sold in box stores.  In this episode, we look at the na

Why You Should Grow Miner’s Lettuce

Do you have a shady area that you’re unsure what to plant? Using these shady areas for food growing can be a challenge. But miner’s lettuce happens to love growing in the

Why Your Garden Needs Logs and Rock Piles

Did you know your garden needs logs and rock piles? While these aren’t normally a part of a vegetable garden they actually have a critical role to play in helping your ga