Gifts for Garden Lovers You Can Buy
When the holiday season rolls around, I always have a wish-list of new gardening tools or gadgets. This year I'm vying for this Barebones Hori Hori knife and perhaps another …
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A Mother’s Timeless Gift of Gardening
In the quaint tapestry of family memories, one thread stands out vividly — Mom's gift of gardening. Although she may not have possessed the greenest thumb, the love she cultivated …
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 …
A Collaboration Amongst Friends
In the soft glow of late afternoon, Twinkle Star leisurely makes her way back to the fairy village. Lost in thought, she reflects on the enchanting sights of the gnome …
The Joy of Gardening in a Tiny Seed Envelope
What does a packet of seeds mean to you? That's the theme of today's story, "A Packet of Seeds," by Louisa Fordyce, where she explains the joy of gardening through …
Fending off Snails in the Garden
As a gardener, I am no stranger to snails in the garden, or other pests that wreak havoc on my beautiful plants. When the snails started appearing in my garden …
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Is Seed Catalog Season
Oh, the joy of seed catalog season! It's my favorite time of year when they start rolling in, long before the holidays are even over, but ready to read once …
The Green Man
If you think Robin Hood wore green tights because of color preference or to make a Sherwood Forest fashion statement, think again. Robin wore green in homage to the Green …
A Packet of Seeds
What does a packet of seeds mean to you? For me, they first meant going door-to-door in my neighborhood, selling seeds as a fundraiser for my third-grade class. I don’t …
