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The Most Important Garden

The Most Important Garden

"Don't ever let anyone tell you gardens are a luxury," says the author of today's piece, The Most Important Garden, recounting the memory of a mother who sat awaiting an  
A Healing Garden for the Weary

A Healing Garden for the Weary

Today's piece about a healing garden might need a trigger warning, as beautiful as it is. If you're a woman (or are partnered with one), by the time you reach  
Preventing Weeds in Your Garden

Preventing Weeds in Your Garden

In the spring, I love hearing the birds that have just reappeared from their winter break and watching the buds grow on the trees, but I also take note when  
Getting Something to Grow Somewhere

Getting Something to Grow Somewhere

I started gardening soon after my first miscarriage, though I didn’t understand it was a miscarriage until I had my second one, and I didn’t understand the timing of my