The Radio Garden
The Radio Garden is a tiny plot in Felder's celebrated cottage garden that has "something done to it" every single week of the year - regardless of weather - to show that anyone can garden in a small space without working up a sweat. Along with selected seasonal annuals (antique and modern hybrid flowers, small-space vegetables and useful herbs), it includes hardy perennials, bulbs, and dwarf shrubs and antique roses. There is also a water feature, a large pot made from a tire, and night lighting. It is mostly natural, using compost, mostly organic fertilizers and no pesticides. Visit every week to see what Felder is up to - that you can be doing in your own garden.
This Week's Chore:
More winter injury to landscapes is caused by drying out than from freezing. The Radio Garden got a good soaking yesterday - which is good, because it has been sunny and windy, both of which dry plants out quickly.
When it does rain, a lot of it is wasted by running off into the street storm drains and on downstream. The Radio Garden could use some it it later, so the Gestalt Gardener has added a simple tool to his arsenal by attaching a home-made "water harvester" (corrugated tin downspout) to a nearby shed, directed towards "portable storage units" (plastic buckets) until needed.
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