Solitude is the Real Joy of Gardening
There’s a lot to be said for solitude. Henry David Thorough once wrote, “I have never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.”
Sometimes the joy of gardening isn’t …
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When You Work in Gardening, You Always Have a Friend
Today's story begins how most of my weekend mornings do, hanging by the seed rack at my local gardener's co-op. Well, at least April through June-ish. In An Unexpected Compliment, …
Planting Weeds In a Garden for Meditation
I know! You're probably reading that sentence above and thinking we have all gone off the deep end here. But don't hit that unsubscribe button yet! Hear me out, because …
Raising Young Gardeners
As parents and grandparents of potential young gardeners, we have watched whimsical playtime in the backyard turn to bright staring faces behind blue tablets and screens. Eating out at a …
Family Gardening and Life Lessons
Family gardening time can also be a great way to occupy the younger ones in our midst with important, but engaging tasks that keep them busy. Usually, this is also …
Welcome to the GreenPrints Lawn Care Story Collection!
When I had the joy of putting together this collection—sifting through decades of lawn care stories we’ve published in GreenPrints—one thing became abundantly clear: lawn care is, at its very …
When Gardening Humor Keeps the Critics at Bay
I have to say, the technique for keeping squirrels out of a garden that Emily-Jane Hills Orford shared in today’s story, 150 Plastic Forks, was new to me. The medium …
City Slicker Seed Starting Mistakes
Seed starting mistakes. If you grow anything from seed, you've almost certainly made a few. In my case, I've started seeds too early, too late, outdoors when they should have …
Grasping at Gardening Advice Over the Years
"I’ve always respected senior garden mentors. I even grow elderberries," writes the author of today's piece, "Gardening Keeps Me Young." And the theme of today's story is exactly that: respect …
Here Is the Spring Garden Inspiration You Need
I'll admit that I sometimes find Spring garden inspiration hard to come by. I find that's especially true with vegetables, since I'm often starting seeds while there is still snow …
