This is the time of year to start planting tomatoes, especially if you have a cold frame, EZ-wall, or cloche that can protect your starts against any late frosts. But if you’re like me, you probably have some questions about the whole tomato process. Not to worry: Margaret Roach of A Way to Garden has…

It’s Monday again, so time for a round-up of the best from around the web this past week. First up, two of my online pals, Stevie of Garden Therapy and Nicky from Dirt and Martinis, team up to offer a berry-infused vodka tutorial. I’ve done this in the past and it is really, really good.…

Welcome to this week’s Monday Miscellany! Have you seen those Sh*t Yogis Say and Sh*t Portlanders Say videos? (Both of which could easily be retitled Sh*t Humboldtians Say, of course!) Well, now we have a Sh*t Gardeners Say video, courtesy of some of my garden writer pals: Yes, people, I have said nearly all of…

Starting up this Monday’s fun we have the ever-delightful Christina from The Personal Garden Coach with a post on how to divide your Heuchera plants! After a few years, Heucheras start diminishing in their foliage and get a little leggy, and this, Christina says, is the perfect signal that it’s time to divide. Not only…

Yes, people, it’s giveaway week here at North Coast Gardening. And I use the term “week” loosely as there will be more giveaways to come in the weeks after, including a rototiller, cold frame, and some other neat goodies. But first, some cool links from around the web. . . Kicking things off, there’s two…

Kicking things off this week, we have two very cool giveaways, both for my favorite type of loot – books! Timber Press has a giant edible gardening giveaway happening right now where you can win five edible gardening books (including my fellow Roundtable member Ivette Soler‘s The Edible Front Yard), a bare root fruit tree,…

Yep, it’s been a busy week around the web, with all of the fine people on the internet coming up with cool DIY projects, tantalizing competitions, and all kinds of neat stuff to share. Starting us off? Garden illustration giveaway Steve over at The Rainforest Garden is launching his garden illustration business with a contest…

While I’m no fan of the Hallmark holidays, which seem to have been manufactured into popularity by people wanting to sell us stuff, I am a fan of telling people I love them. And eating copious quantities of chocolate, of course. Given that I also have a brand new pair of shockingly vivid fuchsia pants…