How to Create a Sustainable Garden

How to Create a Sustainable Garden

Sustainable Garden - Choosing and Marking Borders

Sustainable Garden - Choosing and Marking Borders

Sustainable Garden - Preparing Borders for Planting

Sustainable Garden - Preparing Borders for Planting

Sustainable Garden - Shrubs and Small Trees

Sustainable Garden - Shrubs and Small Trees

Sustainable Garden - Perennials and Annuals

Sustainable Garden - Perennials and Annuals

Sustainable Garden - Planting a Small Tree

Sustainable Garden - Planting a Small Tree

Sustainable Garden - Clean up and Border Mulching

Sustainable Garden - Clean up and Border Mulching

Sustainable Garden - General Pruning Tips

Sustainable Garden - General Pruning Tips

Sustainable Garden Maintenance during the Gardening Season

Sustainable Garden Maintenance during the Gardening Season

Obtaining Information on Sustainable Gardening

Obtaining Information on Sustainable Gardening

How to Create a Sustainable Garden

How to Create a Sustainable Garden

Gardening With Organic Seeds

Gardening With Organic Seeds

Organic Garden Planning

Organic Garden Planning

Organic Garden Pest Control

Organic Garden Pest Control

Conserving Water On Gardens And Lawns

Conserving Water On Gardens And Lawns

Growing Tomatoes

Growing Tomatoes

Gardening - Fertilizing Basics

Gardening - Fertilizing Basics

Summer Lawn Care

Summer Lawn Care

Gardening - Pollinators and Beneficial Insects

Gardening - Pollinators and Beneficial Insects

How To Build A Raised Flower Bed

How To Build A Raised Flower Bed

Tips to Keep Small Critters Out of the Garden

Tips to Keep Small Critters Out of the Garden

How to Water and Fertilize Your Lawn

How to Water and Fertilize Your Lawn

How to Build a Greenhouse

How to Build a Greenhouse

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Susan Harris

www.sustainable-gardening.com  

Master Gardener Susan Harris is a gardening coach and writer. Visit her website for plant recommendations, guides to composting and mulching, Tips with Teeth, embellishments on her Monkey See videos, and much more.  Susan writes the award-winning team blog GardenRant.com with her three partners, her own blog, Takoma Gardener, and a gardening column in two Maryland newspapers. In her spare time she's an activist for urban and suburban greening in the Washington, D.C. area.

Obtaining Information on Sustainable Gardening

Expert gardener Susan Harris discusses how to obtain more information on sustainable gardening.

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Hi! I am Susan Harris and I've been talking about sustainable gardening. In a nutshell, that's a kind of garden that is for busy people who also want to do something positive for the environment and this kind of garden does that with the use of large plants that filter the air. Large plants are great to filtering your rainwater and especially if you have a mixture of different plants they are great for the birds and the bees. So, this kind of garden is a big plus for Mother Nature. For more information about this kind of gardening and some great plants that you might try look at the web. There is great information on the web. I also always recommend gardening magazines and books which you could take out from your library in quantity and may be most important of all look around your neighborhood at plants you like, at the designs you like and go on garden tours if there are any in your area because they are great source of inspiration but most importantly just get started. You don't have to worry about knowing what perfect spot to put every single plant because believe me they can all be moved. I have moved most of mine several times. So, just get started and enjoy your sustainable garden.

Herb Garden

Herb Garden

Herb Garden - How to Select a Container

Herb Garden - How to Select a Container

Herb Garden - Making Sure You Have Adequate Container Drainage

Herb Garden - Making Sure You Have Adequate Container Drainage

Herb Garden - How to Choose Your Herbs

Herb Garden - How to Choose Your Herbs

Herb Garden - How to Make Your Own Potting Soil

Herb Garden - How to Make Your Own Potting Soil

Herb Garden - What Location is Best

Herb Garden - What Location is Best

Herb Garden - How to Water

Herb Garden - How to Water

Herb Garden - How to Fertilize Your Potted Plants

Herb Garden - How to Fertilize Your Potted Plants

Herb Garden - What to do if You Have Pest Problems

Herb Garden - What to do if You Have Pest Problems

Herb Garden - Harvesting Your Herbs

Herb Garden - Harvesting Your Herbs