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10 Pest Repelling Plants That Keep Bugs Away Naturally
My first garden was a success...almost. I remember watching the tomato leaves develop little buds that soon turned into tiny little green tomato babies. My zucchini was just starting to ... Read More
There’s More To Writing About Gardening Than Just Writing
I might be somewhat biased when it comes to writing about gardening. I am, after all, a writer. And a gardener. In fact, I'm lucky enough that I get to ... Read More
Easy Composting at Home: 5 Ways to Compost from Hardest to Easiest
A decade or so ago, there weren’t many people looking for ideas for easy composting at home. If you were interested in composting, you either ran a farm or you ... Read More
The Secret Meaning of Flowers
The secret meaning of flowers conjures the idea that flowers are much more than meets the eye—or the nose. I suppose, if you wanted, you could delve into what flowers ... Read More
The Gentle Gardener? I Don’t Think So
Oh! The gentle gardener, kneeling patiently in the soil, pulling weeds one by one and talking to the flowers and plants. Come what may, the garden is a place to ... Read More
Can It Compost
Composting is a fantastic way to reduce waste, enrich your lawn and contribute to a healthier environment, but not everything should to go in your compost pile. Adding the wrong ... Read More
The Stunning (and Literal) Art of Gardening
I know we often write about the science and art of gardening. We get your emails, too, referencing gardening as something that at least some of you do as an ... Read More
A Heartfelt Gardening Meditation on Gratitude and Friendship
"Garden Meditation" is a thoughtful and poetic gardening meditation by Rev. Max Coots, a Unitarian Universalist minister who served the Canton, NY church for 34 years. This gardening meditation uses ... Read More
This Stink Plant… Stinks!
Today's story is about a newspaper reporter who went to report on a man's "Stink Plant," more commonly known as “The Sacred Lily of India,” but it is also known ... Read More
What Type of Gardener Are You?
One day you're fertilizing a few tomato plants, and the next thing you know, you're the type of gardener where an eighteen-wheeler is unloading 50 yards of compost for a ... Read More
