Starting A New Garden
If your summer days allow and you have a little room left on your land, consider adding some texture to your gardens by adding a raised bed. Raised beds make an excellent garden for plants that require good water drainage. Find out the drainage required for every plant you buy, and make sure that it [...]
Read moreMore on Garden Tools for Your Country Home
This is a continuation of a longer post I wrote earlier today. After spending a few hours on this hot summer day in my country garden, I realized there are a few basic tools I skipped right by in my article on garden tools.
Gardening Gloves
First and foremost, as it is the first thing I [...]
The Gardening Virus
No matter how it goes, well or poorly, you’ll never forget your first real foray into gardening.
The first time I ever planted anything, which I don’t count as real gardening – was back when I lived in downtown Toronto. The gardening experience was nothing more than laying a flat of sod over a postage stamp [...]
You’ve Landed in My Country Garden!
Wow am I glad you’re finally here…sometimes I feel like gardening is a solo sport and it’s always great to share this passion with others who have a similar interest in country gardens specifically.
Flowers, Vegetables and More!
This section of GoodByeCityLife began as a self-reliance resource for country living – you know, growing your own vegetables, [...]
Composting in Your Country Garden
Composting is a really nice way to use up garden and household waste and enjoy a new level of successful growing in your garden as a result! Plus, you can keep it all under wraps in a corner of your yard in a tidy compost bin.
You can never have too much compost dug into the [...]
