gardening stories

Caring for Baby Caterpillars In My Garden

Caring for Baby Caterpillars In My Garden

I love butterflies. They're like little artistic stained glass windows flitting about the flowers and vegetables. They're helpful, too. Though they aren't the pollinators that bees are, butterflies do their  …
The Sound of Corn Growing

The Sound of Corn Growing

This month at FGN we are diving deep into our favorite vegetables, fruits, and herbs to grow, and while I hunted for a gardening story from the archives to share  …
The Garden Witch

The Garden Witch

When I read Sheila Allen's article, "The Woman in Black" it felt like a perfect fit for our issue on home remedies. In her story, we experience what it's like  …
Never Too Many Cherry Tomatoes

Never Too Many Cherry Tomatoes

When I hear people griping about their difficulties in kick starting tomato seeds, I can't help but think of the sight of my own tomato forest that spontaneously emerges every  …
Blooms, Giggles, and Green Thumbs

Blooms, Giggles, and Green Thumbs

Hey there, fellow green thumbs! Don Nicholas here, your friendly neighborhood plant enthusiast and Executive Publisher of GreenPrints Garden Club. I hope this blog post finds you planning to be  …
The Gardening Gifts Are What She Wanted

The Gardening Gifts Are What She Wanted

I love getting gardening gifts for Christmas. If I think back, my favorites have been my hori-hori knife, and any one of my hydroponic gardens. I certainly get a new  …
The Trowel That Keeps on Giving

The Trowel That Keeps on Giving

This article was originally published in our sister publication, GreenPrints Magazine, under the title, “Elizabeth’s Trowel.” It was written by Julie Foley and was published originally in 2018, in GreenPrints  …