Plenty Productive Landscapes' Weeders Digest Gardening Articles

Articles about landscaping and gardening by Mae Clark,
owner and landscape designer

The Minifarm Aesthetic: There are scores of productive plants that thrive in the Bay Area’s climate. To yield abundantly, however, their cultural requirements suggest a new “Minifarm” aesthetic that differs from traditional border and lawn gardens.

Greener than Thou? Seven Steps for a Long-Lived 'Green' Garden: Looking at the big picture when planning your garden landscapes. What truly makes a green, sustainable, bio-friendly, lasting garden?

Overcoming Compost Guilt: Do you really want to compost?

NANO-FARMING:  The Art of Growing Just Enough: The concept “mini-farming” or “micro-farming” explained in more detail.

Does Your Garden Have A Drinking Problem? In the lingo of recovery, are you an enabler of your garden’s excessive drinking?

Plant Parenthood: The Art of Weeding Using the principles of Plant Parenthood (aka weed control), you can promote a joyful palette of poppies, lupine, toadflax and probably a few volunteers you’ve never seen before.