Brummet's Conscious Blog

The Gardeners' Contribution For those of you who are our regular readers - you are already fully aware of our passion for greening the world through small community gardening plots,  shade producing plantings near buildings and green roofs. One can even grow vines that will flower, produce food and shade sun-drenched zones like large windows, decks and patios, walkways and entrances. And let's not to forget to mention the water gardens, vegetable gardens and green roofs as well.  Some of you may recount the story of our last property where we turned an abused rental to a little green cottage oasis filled with trees, shrubs, flowers and food-producing gardens. It was featured in a small local magazine and also the local paper at the time. That was 11 years ago. We have since done the same to our property here too, totally changing this home and property to the point that it is no longer recognizable to people who rented here a dozen years ago. It was a thrill to have our certif...

Celebrating I Love Creston Magazine!!   Wow!!! Check out this issue of the I Love Creston magazine... where you'll find an article celebrating the awards we received for the work we have done in our yard... however - you'll notice the focus of the article isn't really about us, but is written in such a way as to invite others to certify their yards as wildlife, bat, bee, bird, beetle, etc. habitats.  The article also offers plenty of links for people to find nonprofit organizations that offer certification programs, resources and more. Visit: http://ilovecreston.com/ A little about the mag: " Founded in 2008,  I Love Creston magazine ,  published in the Creston Valley, features general interest stories about the people of our community. With regular departments covering the outdoors, agriculture, health and history,  I Love Creston  offers a true cross-section of life in the Creston Valley. Our full-colour monthly magazine reaches tho...