What is Regenerative Gardening and Permaculture?

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Have you ever come across the terms "regenerative gardening," "permaculture," or even "chaos gardening"? These are all over social media lately, but what do they actually mean? And more importantly, how can we use these practices to grow happier, healthier plants while also helping Mother Nature? Today's episode is a deep dive into all of this with my new plant friend, Stephanie Rose, founder of Garden Therapy and author of 12 books, who is so committed to helping you garden for at least five minutes a day to receive the benefits gardening can give us. Let's break it down!

In this episode, we learn:

• [04:15] How Stephanie got into regenerative gardening and built Garden Therapy
• [07:15] What is permaculture?
• [09:46] What is the origin of Stephanie’s ‘charity garden’?
• [14:55] Grow your dream garden with Gardener's Supply Company
• [16:39] Sustainable gardening with high-quality products from Espoma Organic
• [21:18] What is chaos gardening?
• [24:32] Regenerative gardening vs permaculture
• [26:36] What is the ‘no-till’ method?
• [29:34] Try Crescent Garden's self-watering planters
• [32:15] What is hügelkultur?
• [35:00] What is the relationship between lasagna garden and hügelkultur?
• [36:51] The difference between a regenerative approach to soil and a basic gardener's approach to soil?
• [38:44] Different water conservation methods for regenerative gardening
• [42:11] How does intensive planting benefit gardeners?
• [48:09] Why do regenerative gardens tend to have fewer pests?
• [51:26] Regenerative projects that Stephanie has planned for her new house?
• [58:47] Where can you find Stephanie online?

Mentioned in our conversation:

• Northwest Flower and Garden Show
• Books by Stephanie Rose:
• Garden Alchemy
• Regenerative Garden
• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

For Stephanie's regenerative gardening tips,

check out the full show notes and blog here!

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