David Norman

Not all dirt is equal. Some of it sells houses. You can bake cookies before an open house or light a fancy candle—but nothing grabs …

Some plants act like royalty—fussy, dramatic, and ready to wilt at the slightest inconvenience. And then there are the heroes. The garden warriors. The perennials …

Some plants have zero staying power. Total drama queens. They wilt. They wither. They vanish faster than your willpower during dessert. Meanwhile, a different crew …

Some vegetables are just drama queens. No matter how much sun, compost, or pep talks you give them, they wilt, sulk, and stubbornly refuse to …

It started with a single plant—not particularly flashy, not rare, and definitely not part of the original plan. But somehow, this one species began to …

What if your garden could adapt on its own—not just seasonally, but spatially? I started an experiment with mobile garden beds that I could shift …

I used to walk that narrow gravel path every day—until one season, I simply stopped. Weeks turned into months, and the path sat untouched, slowly …

Instead of sketching out tidy rows and raised beds this year, I did something radical—I let the garden decide its own shape. No borders, no …

Some plants don’t just grow—they whisper to each other. In certain corners of my garden, I began to notice pairs of plants thriving more harmoniously …

In the middle of my backyard sits a seemingly ordinary boulder—but it turned out to be the heart of an unexpected climate shift. This heavy …