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A Gardening Technique for Unconventional Spaces

Written by: Kelly Chen, Education & Curriculum Development Intern For gardening enthusiasts living in apartments or homes without a backyard, vertical hydroponic gardening may be the perfect solution for you! Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil so that the roots are always exposed to water and nutrients. Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 3 months3 months ago
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Benefits of Gardening for the Elderly

Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Intern According to several studies on the impacts of gardening and exposure to nature on elderly and aging populations, gardening has several positive effects on this population’s mental and physical health. These effects include the slowing down of the deterioration of an individual’s Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 3 months3 months ago
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Age Appropriate Gardening Activities

Written by Jessica Oo, Communications and Outreach Intern In this day and age, our children’s eyes are glued to their electronics during school time and playtime. While it can’t be helped that remote learning is a necessity to help families practice social distancing, it is a shame that children can’t Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 3 months3 months ago
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Water-wise Gardening

Written by Kelly Chen, Education and Curriculum Development Intern One concern you may have while thinking about starting your own garden, is the increase in water usage and water bill. Here, we’ve compiled a list of tips that can help you use and conserve water effectively! Drip Irrigation To reduce Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 4 months4 months ago
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How to Attract Pollinators to Your Garden

Let’s be honest — maintaining a garden can be hard work! You spend hours planting, watering, pruning, and weeding, often in a game of never ending trial and error. You have to time your planting in accordance with the changing seasons, and adapt what you plant to the conditions of Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 6 months6 months ago
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What to Plant: Blackberries

If you’re looking to make a decadent dessert or simply spruce up your morning oatmeal, you can’t go wrong with blackberries. Native to much of North America, this summer staple will grow with ease in your backyard garden plot, producing baskets of deliciously sweet berries for your family and friends. Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 6 months6 months ago
Education

The Importance of Native Plants in Your Gardenscape

The Importance of Native Plants in Your Gardenscape California native plants are abundant and an important part of your gardenscape for a variety of reasons. They serve biological and ecological functions, and can also aesthetically add to a landscape.  Non-Invasive Certain species of flowers and plants can easily become invasive Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 7 months7 months ago
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Starting Veggie Seeds with EGC’s Seedling Starter Program!

Each Green Corner’s Seedling Starter Program relies on volunteers to foster planted flats of seeds until they are planting-ready seedlings. EGC uses seedlings grown in this program to fill our gardens – in schools, at homes of seniors and low-income residents, and at non-profits and other partner gardens.  By raising Read more…

By Each Green Corner, 7 months7 months ago
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