I just read a great article on green gardening. Funny concept, huh? Green gardening. But it is an important concept. After all, there’s a good way to do things and a bad way. Avoid chemicals, use natural compost, capture water in rain barrels, use native or local plants, and use plantings that draw butterflies and bees.

I also like the concept of a runoff garden. It’s a great way to deal with areas where natural runoff pools and puddles and wrecks your yard. Proper plantings and strategically buried clumps of stone allow drainage. It minimizes erosion and, hopefully, reduces the swamp effect. I have a spot in my front yard that needs this kind of attention.

How long until Spring?