Gardening can seriously effect your mental and physical health, but that doesn't mean that it can't be fun and engaging at the same time....

Who isn't concerned with the state of our world? Climate crisis, loss of social connections and loss of natural connections have left us...

Containers are great to fill otherwise empty spaces or add extra seasonal colour but why not try something a bit more challenging? They...

It may be time to rethink everything that you were taught about 'good' garden soils. I remember a time (ok it was last week) when a...

Pollinators are amazing and should be encouraged whenever possible, so we planted a series of garden beds a few years ago specifically...

A friend recently told me her mom was visiting and advised her to clean up her yard, remove all the debris and get it tidy like her...

From the fur-trade to the ire of ranchers and farmers, beavers have gotten the short end of the stick. Originally their fur was used as...

One of my passions since childhood has been growing annual flowers. In part this is because I have always loved to cut and arrange...

There is something simple and rewarding about direct seeding. Most seeds are inexpensive and small, easy to transport and save without...

This year has been a challenging one to say the least. As someone that takes inspiration from horticulture, history, art and travel I've...

Here at Simple Leaf, Alicia and I have been treating this very unusual year as a time to reach out online and meet other like-minded...

For a while now we've been practicing maintenance that's in keeping with a naturalistic garden style. We do a lot less work and we make...

Structure in the garden is huge, it provides visual balance and depth, creates boundaries and helps to contain and show off free spirited pl

Over the last 5 or so years we began trials of different sustainability principles in various beds around the property. Reasons for this...

When you let your garden go to seed, good things can happen. Seedheads not only add beauty and function to your garden space, but they're...