Protect our Pollinators
Feed the Bees Our native bees need your help. Be wise with your gardening choices. Go with native flowers and nectar rich. In your...
Who knows Hugelkultur?
Do you know Hugelkultur? Pronounced "hoo-gul culture," this method of raised beds uses logs and wood material underneath the soil as a...
Greenhouse Go Time
It's February and we have had the mildest winter, ever! The tulips are pushing up and the daphne are opened and fragrant. These weather...
Dahlias = Winter Weaklings
Simply said, "our dahlias are weaklings." They need special care. These glorious and prolific bloomers don't like our soggy winters. The...
Who Dares to Fruit in November?
In a very daring move, I neglected to prune the raspberries. Those pendulous canes stubbornly held on to clusters of green fruit,...
Spring Planting and Bug Love
In April our curriculum focus was on bugs- specifically the anatomy and life cycles of insects, the categories and characteristics of...
Seeds + soil + teacher collaboration= growth for everyone!
During Garden Lit this spring Cedaroak students have learned about seed germination, dispersal, and planting, while focusing on the water...
Must go Up! Building Structures
If you grow a vegetable garden, you will need structures. Structures connect earth to sky, root to sun, water to light. Let’s face it,...
The rain can't keep us down!
February brought a return to Garden Lit classes for all Cedaroak students after a two-month hiatus. Although the sky continues to...
Seeds for community
Seeds are special. Packed with the recipes for all sorts of life, we can't live without them. Exchanging seeds is a vital function in the...
