I’m far behind in blogging various field trips and garden developments and ideas. Here’s what I’m working on, or planning to work on, or planning to plan to work on, in the next few weeks. So check in again soon! [Posts are linked as written.]
FIELD TRIPS
- two visits to Heritage Museums & Gardens, Sandwich, Cape Cod, MA, on 26 and 30 April
- visit to Blithewold Mansion, Garden & Arboretum, Bristol, RI, on 7 May
- various excursions on the Cliff Walk, Newport RI, from 6-9 May
- visit to Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge, Middletown, RI, on 7 May
- visit to Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, South Kingstown, RI, on 8 May
- visit to Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge (Kettle Pond trails), Charlestown, RI, on 8 May
- visit to Fogland Beach, Tiverton, RI, on 9 May
- visit to the Portuguese Discovery Monument, Newport RI, on 7 May
- beaches, towns, etc., in coastal Rhode Island, between 6 and 9 May
- visit to Bedrock Gardens, Lee, NH, on 20 May
- visit to the Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, MA, in June 2016
MY GARDEN
- my theory of how weeds choose to grow close to desired plants that resemble them – demonstrated with photos!
- cool woodland plants that grow in the rock wall, unbidden
- planning and planting veggie seedlings
- spring blooms
- favourite pollinator plants
BOOK REVIEWS and LISTS
- permaculture book list
- notes/review of The Vegetable Gardener’s Guide to Permaculture: Creating An Edible Ecosystem (2013) by Christopher Shein
- notes/review of Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City (2013) by Eric Toensmeier and Jonathan Bates – They live in Holyoke, MA
- notes/review of Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (2009, 2nd ed.) by Toby Hemenway
- notes/review of Will Bonsall’s Essential Guide to Radical, Self-Reliant Gardening (2015) – He lives in Industry, Maine
- notes/review of The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times (2010) by Carol Deppe
- notes/review of The Resilient Farm & Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach (2013) by Ben Falk – He lives in central Vermont
- notes/review of The Permaculture Handbook (2012) by Peter Bane
- notes/review of The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits & Berries the Biological Way (2011) by Michael Phillips – He lives in Groveton, NH
- notes/review of The Wild Wisdom of Weeds: 13 Essential Plants for Human Survival by Katrina Blair
- notes/review of Introduction to Permaculture (1991) by Bill Mollison
And coming up later in June, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and various land trust field trips in Boothbay, ME!
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