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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Oct 07, 2026

Vegetable Garden Layout | Garden Design

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Your Vegetable Garden Layout will depend on sun exposure and orientation, types of crops you want to grow and your climate; choose the layout that makes the most of your gardens sun exposure...

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Oct 06, 2026

Garden Problems - minor annoyance? Or big deal?

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Minor annoyance or big deal; Garden Problems can spoil your entire season - if you let them...

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Oct 05, 2026

Gardening for Beginners - starting off? Start here...

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Gardening for Beginners - starting off? Start here and get it right...

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Oct 04, 2026

Building a Berry Bed From Scratch With Leaves, Manure and Compost

Building a Berry Bed From Scratch With Leaves, Manure and Compost

Every autumn, millions of bags of leaves end up at the curb. Most of them could have become a berry bed. We grow certified organic berry transplants near

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Oct 03, 2026

Extending The Growing Season - use these methods to get more growth

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Extending The Growing Season - ways to get more plant production, even in frost...

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Oct 02, 2026

Earth Friendly Weed Control - use poison-free methods

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Use poison-free methods; Earth Friendly Weed Control to keep unwanted plants from taking over...

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Oct 01, 2026

How to Start Seeds - easy diy, and tips for success

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How to Start Seeds - get your garden going - tips for the best success with your garden...

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Sep 30, 2026

Grow Lights for Seedlings and Cuttings

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How to choose from so many options of Grow Lights for Seedlings and Cuttings - the possibilities are endless...

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Sep 29, 2026

How to Grow Garlic - the Stinking Rose and all its benefits

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How to Grow Garlic; the Stinking Rose has many benefits, both as a seasoning and for pest control in the organic garden, as a companion plant and much more.

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Sep 28, 2026

Best Garden Tools - choose your favorite

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Choose your favorite of these Best Garden Tools; arm yourself with the best tools for the job...

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Sep 27, 2026

Garden Mulch - best materials for mulching - tips and tricks

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Grow your best garden ever by using Garden Mulch - the benefits, some tips and tricks...

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Sep 26, 2026

How to Grow Kale - cool season greens

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How to Grow Kale; some of the best cool season greens, great for extending the season in spring and fall...

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Sep 25, 2026

Recycling in The Organic Garden; Re-Use and Re-Purpose

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Re-Use and Re-Purpose; Frugal Gardening - Recycling In The Organic Garden...

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Sep 24, 2026

Winterizing Your Indoor Plants after a summer outdoors

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How to bring your indoor plants back inside after their summer in the sun, and avoid bringing all the pests and pathogens too...

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Sep 23, 2026

Growing a Plant in Water, not just propagating it

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Growing a Plant in Water, not just propagating it? That's like hydroponics, isn't it?

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Sep 23, 2026

Plant Pests Handbook - information on how to control insects & disease

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Plant Pests Handbook - control the pests in your garden...

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Sep 22, 2026

Do Not Waste Water - conserve a precious resource in the home & garden

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Do Not Waste Water; this precious resource is not infinite, and we need to conserve water in homes and gardens; learn how to effectivigly minimize water waste...

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Sep 21, 2026

Guest Post - Pet Friendly Gardening

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Guest post; How to Make Your Garden Safe for Your Pet - Pet Friendly Gardening...

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Sep 20, 2026

Top Ten Myths about Organic Garden Seeds - the real dirt

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The Top Ten Myths about Organic Garden Seeds; get the real dirt about some nonsense and misconceptions...

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Sep 19, 2026

Pest Control in the Vegetable Garden - natural remedies

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Natural remedies and techniques for Pest Control in the Vegetable Garden - shy away from chemicals for an organic garden...

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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.