HoleyTimber

08/18/2026

The Monarch Nursery is officially open! 🐛

To keep my hungry little monarch caterpillars safe from hungry birds, I built a quick mesh enclosure. All it took was stapling screen mesh around four wooden poles—super easy to pull together, and it works like a charm. Now they can feast on milkweed in peace until it's time to transform!

07/07/2026

Every installation makes a difference. 🌱

Installing 25 DirtLocker panels helps keep the equivalent of 325 plastic milk jugs out of our landfills and oceans.

Protecting your hillside doesn't just prevent erosion—it also contributes to a healthier, more sustainable planet, one project at a time. 🌎💚

07/07/2026

Why Retaining Walls Aren't Always the Best Solution

Retaining walls certainly have their place, but they're not the only answer to every slope.

For many residential hillsides, a Dirt Locker® system offers a more natural and sustainable alternative. Instead of covering the slope with concrete or stacked blocks, Dirt Locker stabilizes the soil while allowing you to plant native flowers, ornamental grasses, shrubs, or even edible plants.

The benefits:
🌿Helps prevent erosion and soil loss
🦋 Creates habitat for pollinators with native plantings
💧 Improves water infiltration instead of increasing runoff
🌸 Transforms an unusable slope into a beautiful living landscape
🔧 Often requires less material and has a softer, more natural appearance than a retaining wall

Every property is different, and some sites truly do require a retaining wall. But if your goal is to stabilize a slope while creating a landscape that grows more beautiful over time, Dirt Locker may be the better solution.

07/02/2026

07/02/2026

Erosion doesn’t have to mean losing usable space. Dirt Locker offers a long-term, sustainable solution for stabilizing slopes and preventing soil loss—while transforming challenging hillsides into thriving garden spaces.

Instead of fighting erosion with temporary fixes, you can build a living system that holds soil in place, supports healthy root growth, and even allows you to grow herbs, pollinator plants, or edible gardens right on the slope. Functional, beautiful, and sustainable—all in one. 🌿

Quiz time! Can you identify some of the plants in these pictures?

07/02/2026

Got an eroding slope? Dirt Locker has a long-term solution.

07/01/2026

Build It, and They Will Flutter - A butterfly garden isn't just a patch of pretty flowers — it's an invitation.

Just plant the right natives, skip the pesticides, add a few flat rocks for sunbathing, and watch your garden come alive with color you didn't paint yourself.

Free entertainment that never gets old

Every bloom you plant is a small promise to a creature that's been making the same hopeful journey for millions of years. So go on — build the garden. The butterflies already know the way.