I am on Martha Stewart Radio this Thursday.

I repeat.............I AM ON MARTHA STEWART RADIO Thursday, April 23rd!

With Whole Living host Terri Trespicio.  I'm kinda dying right now.

A by product of the garden-matching site is the happy accident of community-building.  I've met some wonderful folks over at Seattle P-Patch, and they've been so supportive of Urban Garden Share. It's awesome!  I've been on their wait list for two years now (come on, Queen Anne!) and it's nice to know that others may find a match.

Check 'em out!

So, I have this new website that I'm just in LOVE with because it matches garden-less gardeners (like me!) to garden space.  I'm still holding out for the perfect spot within a three block radius of my little apartment.  Any takers ?

And while I'm waiting, I'm encouraged by this saucy little number.  Urban Garden Share just got a shout out in Daily Candy.   How sweet is that?

With the threat of charging to haul away household kitchen waste in King County, it's time to get serious about worm bins.  Worm bins are the new compost pile, people. I promise.

 Nine out of 10 clients ask me about setting up a system for home composting.  The biggest issue with composting on a small(ish) city lot is that we often don't have enough 'browns' and 'greens' to make up a successful hot compost.  And cold compost just takes so long!   The quick fix solution?  A worm bin.  It's cheap to set up, easy to store outdoors and will pepper your beds with nutrient rich worm casings.  Turn your trash into something useful!

More details on how to get set up to follow.

I wish I lived closer to this woman because her garden sounds like a gold mine! 

For all of you garden-less gardeners, check out this listing on Urban Garden Share.

A great local non profit I work with is looking for a demo garden.  This could be you!  Read on.....

Stewardship Partners is promoting Low Impact Development (LID) practices to the building community throughout central Puget Sound as a means to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and protect fish and wildlife habitat.  Our current focus is a series of rain garden design and construction workshops for homeowners, facility managers, landscapers and the general public.  Rain gardens are an effective method for infiltrating stormwater while also enhancing habitat and beautifying the landscape.

As part of our Rain Garden Project, we have obtained funding to install six demonstration rain gardens around King County. We are currently seeking potential sites for the installations to take place.  Criteria include: adequate area for the rain garden (approx. 600 square feet), proximity to a building or other impervious surface that could drain into the rain garden, visible site with public interface, willingness to participate in basic maintenance after initial 2 years, and educational mission and/or interest of the host (optional).  Potential recipients may include schools or universities, corporate campuses, public buildings, libraries, parks, or private residences. The recipient will not incur any costs for the installation.

If you have suggestions for potential host sites, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it !  They will be making selections over the course of the next several weeks.