Eco-friendly gardening - for the health of our gardens and the planet
Hello gardeners! Welcome to the gardening4wellness blog.
This is an exciting new journey. There are so many aspects to gardening that need to be discussed as we consider our favourite hobby through an eco-friendly lens. I love talking to gardeners and this blog gives me the opportunity to share research I am doing on sustainable gardening practices.
Extreme weather events are affecting our gardens. In one calendar year we can experience atmospheric rivers, drought, and hard frosts. Well established plants are succumbing to these extremes. Do you wonder if you should be doing things differently in the garden? I am.
The problem is, I have struggled to find the answer to that question. Popular advice to plant drought tolerant plants seems ill advised in geographical areas where atmospheric rivers occur in the same year. Native plants only? Most vegetables are non-native, so where does that leave us? Most gardeners I know love collecting plants. How does that fit into a sustainable gardening practice? The purpose of the gardening4wellness blog is to discuss these types of questions so collectively we can establish eco-friendly gardening practices for the health of our gardens and the planet.
My goal is to share the information I acquire from interviewing experts and seeking out the latest in gardening best practices. I will be asking the questions many gardeners are struggling with:
How can I prevent damage to plants and trees due to extreme weather events? Should I be changing how I water the garden or prune shrubs?
Are the traditional gardening methods many of us learned from earlier generations, the right techniques as we deal with the impact of a changing climate?
Is the only way forward planting native plants and drought tolerant plants?
The best place to find the answers is by talking to scientific experts in the fields of horticulture, environmental sciences and climate science. Plus, I am going to be interviewing botanical garden directors to understand their sustainable gardening practices and how they might translate into practical techniques for gardeners.
Please join me on this journey - a sustainable gardening movement.
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Let's get our hands dirty,