We Like To Garden

Planting for wind

We Like To Garden

Show Notes

This week we are talking to all our garden gals and guys who might be fighting mother nature and her pesky wind! As Libby has found out at her new house, this type of weather can wreak havoc on a garden. But we got you boo! There are so many things you can do to protect your piece of paradise and so many plants that will thrive in the wind. This is part 1 of 2 in this series as next week we will be talking about planting for drought, which often goes hand in hand with wind. https://windy.app/

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