Lawn vs. Vegetable Garden: How About Both?

Today begins the big dig to install a modest plot of lawn in our front yard for the kids to romp and play, and a hard-working vegetable garden from which the Weekndr family will yield a summer bounty of crops. 
For years I’ve been concocting ideas for the ultimate landscape solution for our awkward plot of [...]

Weeknd Project: Make a Tumbler Compost Bin

We started composting at the Weekendr house a few weeks ago. This year our yard will feature a sizable vegetable garden and common sense dictates that we recycle the organic scraps from the kitchen to make our own compost.
It’s a stinky endeavor, but we’re told by our gardener friends that it will pay off in [...]