Veronique at L.A. Now points us to this cool story and photo gallery about a retired Hollywood Hills economist who perfected a “no-dig” landscape. Pat Marfisi grows a bounty of backyard vegetables using lasagna-like layers of alfalfa hay, bone and blood meal and compost — and hardly any water. And yes, there’s even a [...]
Stories in Home and garden:
All (Green) Things Considered
Constance Casey browses the just-released winter crop of gardening catalogs for Slate.
All (Green) Things Considered
Constance Casey browses the just-released winter crop of gardening catalogs for Slate.



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