Jacki Cammidge is a Certified Horticulturist specializing in frugal, low-input gardening and propagation, with lifelong hands-on experience and years as a wholesale nursery head propagator.


Frill Free Zone

The Frill Free Zone is where we get to the nitty gritty of living simply; eliminate all the unnecessary, useless, frivolous or giddy; it's where you get serious about creating your unique life that suits you to perfection.

  • Feel the pride of salvaging a piece of architectural molding and using it in an innovative way;

  • get off the recycling train and learn ways of using your packaging, instead of filling the landfill.

  • Find natural materials close at hand that make a vernacular building style work perfectly in your climate.

The world is at the cusp of stopping waste in its tracks - what did our grand parents say? Waste not, want not...

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Jul 19, 2026

Seaweed as Fertilizer - benefits and disadvantages

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If you live near the ocean, you may be lucky enough to try using Seaweed as Fertilizer...

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Jul 18, 2026

Cover Crops - keep that soil warm and cozy

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Planting Cover Crops on garden beds and around plantings keeps adding valuable organic matter to your soil; this crucial step of soil building is a continuous process...

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Jul 15, 2026

How To Propagate Peperomia 'Hope' - super fun and easy plant

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One of the most beautiful draping plants - make more of them - How To Propagate Peperomia 'Hope'

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Jul 14, 2026

Green Lacewing - a fragile seeming predator

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Green Lacewing - fragile seeming predator - watch for them to emerge out of your firewood...

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Jul 13, 2026

Bio-diversity - the intricate web of life in an organic garden

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Bio-diversity; the intricate web of life in an organic garden; you don't have to choose between bugs and plant life, it's all good; the more the merrier...

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Jul 12, 2026

Companion Planting - mysterious plant affiliations for best growth

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Companion Planting is a mystical growth enhancer; why would planting certain crops together have this beneficial effect?

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Jul 11, 2026

What Is No Plow Farming? Is it better than other methods? Why?

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Is No Plow Farming better than other ways to grow plants, and if so, what are the benefits?

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Jul 10, 2026

Solitary Bees - pollinators with a difference

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Pollinators with an important difference - Solitary Bees live alone, not in a hive, and pollinate many many plants...

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Jul 09, 2026

Hay Bale Gardening Problems - figuring out the issues

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Hay Bale Gardening Problems - working through this experimental way of gardening...

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Jul 08, 2026

5000 Kilometer Sempervivum - how did they survive the trip?

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Moving thousands of plants across the continent is a trek like no other - The 5000 Kilometer Sempervivum

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Jul 06, 2026

Pruning an Old Apple Tree - Rejuvenation Pruning

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Rejuvenation pruning to bring a tree back into production - Pruning an Old Apple Tree...

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Jul 05, 2026

Tomato Plant Problems; diagnose, treat and grow tomatoes

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Tomato Plant Problems are sometimes easy to treat, but diagnosing the issue and dealing with diseases, cultivation or pest problems can be tough...

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Jul 04, 2026

Ground Beetles - natures clean up crew

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Natures clean up crew - Ground Beetles...

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Jul 03, 2026

Crop Rotation - succession planting for disease control

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Crop Rotation; succession planting for disease control of your vegetable crops - which plants grow best after crops already harvested...

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Jul 02, 2026

Nettle Tea; nutritious and health giving, for your garden

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Making Nettle Tea is one way to use these plants that are otherwise classed as weeds; who would have guessed that they are so beneficial to your garden?

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Jul 01, 2026

Compost Area Mistakes That Make Composting Feel Hard (+ Easy Fixe

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Composting doesn’t have to be messy or frustrating. Learn the most common compost area mistakes that make composting feel hard — and the simple fixes that make it easy.

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Jun 30, 2026

Organic nitrogen in raised beds vs in-ground gardens

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How do I manage organic nitrogen differently in raised beds vs in-ground gardens?

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Jun 29, 2026

Support your Tomatoes with this DIY Tomato Cage

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Support your Tomatoes with this DIY Tomato Cage and other useful ideas...

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Jun 28, 2026

Saving Vegetable Garden Seed; storage tips and advice

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Saving Vegetable Garden Seed can save a bundle of money; learn how to store seeds for next year, without losing them to mold, vermin or low germination...

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Jun 27, 2026

Thunderstorm Protection for Plants

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Ways to give your plants some protection from hail and strong winds associated with atmospheric disturbances; Thunderstorm Protection for Plants...

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AUTHOR BIO

Jacki Cammidge is a Certified Horticulturist who helps gardeners grow more with less through low-input, budget-friendly gardening and propagation. She has gardened her whole life, served as head propagator at a wholesale nursery, and handled thousands of rose and juniper cuttings.

Readers can find her at Frill Free on Facebook and Pinterest. Her frill-free approach was forged in northern BC, where horse manure, leaves, salvaged sawdust, and a deer-tested raised bed built her garden from scratch.