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Windowsill Gardening for Kids
There’s a special kind of desperation that sets in around mid-January when you’re parenting a seven-year-old. The holiday decorations come down, revealing the sad reality of your living room. The ...
Club Notes Type: Garden Planning
Bringing Sunshine Inside by Growing Citrus Indoors Through Winter
I know you've always imagined it: snow is piling up outside your window, the heating bill is climbing, and you’re already dreaming of Spring. Then you walk into your living ...
How to Create a “Seed Quilt” for Winter Sowing in Place
Most gardeners who practice Winter sowing are familiar with the milk jug method–planting seeds in containers that sit outside all Winter, allowing natural stratification before Spring germination. But what if ...
The Seed Keeper’s Habit
The first time I truly understood the magic of seeds, I was standing barefoot in my garden, holding a sun-warmed tomato in one hand and a pair of kitchen shears ...
The 12 Best Blooms for a DIY Cut Flower Garden
Every summer brings that familiar itch to identify every bloom I spot and mentally catalog them for next year's garden expansion. Maybe you do the same?
A Perennial Rainbow Garden for Every Season
Let me tell you a secret about how I accidentally became a flower person. For years, I was strictly a vegetable gardener - the kind who smugly insisted that if ...
The Dirt on Covering Your Seeds
I still remember the first time I knelt down to plant a packet of wildflower seeds in my garden. I scattered them like a child tossing confetti, then promptly buried ...
Mulch Magic: A Guide to Non-Toxic Garden Ground Covers
Let me tell you about my love affair with mulch—it's the unsung hero that transformed my garden from stressed to blessed!
10 Spring Plants to Divide: Essential Guide for Edibles and Ornamentals
Spring is when serious gardeners roll up their sleeves and get to work on division—one of the most practical and rewarding tasks in the garden calendar. This essential maintenance not ...
Spring Prep and Small Steps
The first warm days of March are approaching, and soon I'll be in the garden, tea in hand, surveying the Winter's aftermath. This year, I'm especially excited because my seven-year-old ...
