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Brie Arthur is a Soil3 team member and author of "The Foodscape Revolution" and "Gardening With Grains." With a background in ornamental plant production, Brie is revolutionizing the backyard gardening movement by her work across the US and the globe promoting sustainability and community gardening in urban Foodscapes. Brie's website: https://www.briegrows.com/
Brie's Recent Posts


How to Start Cool Season Crops for Your Vegetable Garden
It's Brie the Plant Lady here. The “dog days” are winding down and while the current temperatures are making me sweat, I am dreaming of the crisp autumn days and delicious fall harvests ahead. It can feel counterintuitive to be growing broccoli in ...
How-To,
vegetable gardening,
Cool Season Vegetables,
containers and raised beds

Best Practices for Watering your Garden
Garden greetings everyone! It's Brie the Plant Lady checking in for a mid-summer update! If you are anything like me, one of your biggest summer tasks is keeping up with watering. Between heavy rainstorms and high heat, it can be hard to find a ...
How-To,
vegetable gardening,
container garden,
ornamental gardening,
Frequently Asked Questions

Start a Foodscape Revolution!
Happy June everyone. It's Brie the Plant Lady, excited to share a blog about my passion: Foodscaping. This month, I want to share details on how you can inspire a foodscape revolution of your own - right in your yard and neighborhood! Before I get ...
vegetable gardening,
Seasonal Gardening,
Foodscaping

Recycled Grow Bags for Backyard Veggies: A New Raised Bed Style
Happy, HEALTHY spring everyone! This is Brie the Plant Lady here to give you some guidance and hope for these very stressful and confusing times. In truth, when I started writing this blog, COVID-19 reality had not hit home. Now, six weeks in, life ...
vegetable gardening,
containers and raised beds

Brie's Must Have Gardening Books
Garden greetings my fellow plant lovers! I am Brie the Plant Lady - author, horticulturist and Soil³ enthusiast. This month I am pleased to share my favorite gardening books with you. From must-have classics such as Elizabeth Lawrence’s A Southern ...
vegetable gardening,
ornamental gardening,
containers and raised beds

Planting Directly in Soil3
Hi everyone, this is Brie the Plant Lady checking in with more professional advice about planting in Soil3 humus compost. Over the past few years I have gotten a lot of questions about how to plant in Soil3. This month, I hope to provide easy ...
Topdressing,
vegetable gardening,
ornamental gardening,
containers and raised beds

Plant Like a Pro with Brie's 2020 Planting Calendar
Happy New Year, y’all from Brie the Plant Lady. It is officially a new year and a new decade! Have you set some new gardening resolutions? I am here to help you have the most successful, beautiful and delicious year in the garden. My goal for 2020 ...
vegetable gardening,
Cool Season Vegetables,
Seasonal Gardening,
tomatoes

Expert Gardener Tips for Keeping Deer Away
Brie the Plant Lady here with some advice on how to protect your precious plants from grazing deer and other critters. This is an excerpt from her book, Gardening With Grains. Is it Deer-Proof? It’s the question on so many gardeners’ minds. If you ...
How-To,
vegetable gardening,
Cool Season Vegetables

20 Must-Have Trees & Shrubs for Fragrance
It’s Brie the Plant Lady here to share some fragrant gardening inspiration. In this article, I will share my favorite woody ornamental plants that provide delectable fragrance in southern gardens through-out the year. Ask me questions in the ...
shrubs,
flowers,
Trees,
ornamental gardening

Summer Evaluations: 3 Success Stories with Soil3
Happy fall, y’all! It’s Brie the Plant Lady with a report card from my summer gardening experiments. It was a long, hot, sometimes dry season but my home foodscape thrived thanks to a few creative approaches to growing. My biggest success stories ...
vegetable gardening,
container garden,
Foodscaping,
ornamental gardening,
containers and raised beds

Sizzling Succulents - Tips for Growing Success
The “dog days” are upon us and if you are anything like me you are ready to put the garden hose to bed! Hi y’all, its Brie the Plant Lady guest posting for Soil3. This month I am going to cover succulents! You know, those beautiful plants that don’t ...
container garden,
Succulents,
ornamental gardening,
Soil3 Potting Mix Recipes