Dirt & Bugs: The Glue that Holds Great Gardens Together
What you need to know about soil and insects, to maintain a healthy garden, organically. How to support the soil food web, and work with the soil you have, for a successful planting. How to manage insect pests attract beneficial insects and other predators. Key principles of planting design to support organic pest management.

Pat de Valence
Although Pat did not grow up with gardening, she has made up for it with what started as a passive interest 30 years ago, that has now blossomed into an addiction. Her first garden was a tiny townhouse lot, followed by a large suburban lot, and she is now building her 3rd garden on a 1/2-acre lot on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Pat has always been a proponent of organic gardening, and is particularly interested in garden designs that are friendly to wildlife. She been a Master Gardener for 13 years.