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A Beginner’s Guide To Gardening Lessons
There's a lot for us to learn about gardening. But there's also a lot we can learn from our gardens. I've certainly learned some patience. And I'm pretty sure every gardener has …
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5 Different Types of Basil Gardeners and Chefs Love
Walk into the kitchen at pretty much any restaurant and you'll find basil. It's prominent in many cuisines from Italian to Indian to Thai to Vietnamese to Mediterranean. You can …
Basil-Watermelon Salad
Have you ever tried a Basil-Watermelon Salad? Fresh fruits have always been associated with being healthy and refreshing, so it's no surprise that they have found their way to dining …
Breaking Ground and Building a New Garden
Ouch, the pain of moving and building a new garden—I've felt that before, have you? In my case, the yard we moved into had been perfectly manicured before we arrived …
Home-Grown Comfort Food Recipes
I think of most things I grow as comfort food, there's just something so satisfying about going out into the garden and transforming it into a meal. One of my …
The Garden Heals: How Growing Plants Grows the Soul
Let me tell you something I know deep in my roots: Gardening isn’t just about plants—it’s about people. It’s about healing, growing, and grounding yourself in something larger than the …
When Winter Lingers
February has a way of lingering, gray and unhurried, as though Winter itself is reluctant to loosen its grip. The snowbanks along the driveway are crusted and weary, the sky …
The Great Seedling Safari
After more decades than I care to count—let’s just call them “mini decades”—I’ve come to accept a hard truth about myself: I have purchased thousands of seedlings. …
The 5 Best Herbs for Hydroponic Herb Gardening
Who doesn’t love the taste of fresh herbs? There are plenty of ways to grow herbs outside where they'll grow like weeds, but growing herbs indoors with hydroponic herb gardening …
How to Grow a Garden-Fresh Salad
If there is one piece of wisdom that has guided both my gardening and my cooking, it’s this: begin with the end in mind. It’s the same advice I’ve heard …
