Gardens can be a lot of things to people. They take on personalities both practical and whimsical. There are vegetable gardens and herb gardens that feed us, quite literally. We …
Gardening and gambling might seem like two very different activities, but in many ways they are actually quite similar. Both gardening and gambling involve taking risks, trusting your intuition, and …
Some children might have sweet nostalgia of their parents working in the garden when they were young, which ultimately led to their love of gardening as an adult.
On the other …
The practice and joy of gardening come in stages. There’s no gardener that woke up one day and devised the perfect garden beds, chose the perfect seeds, grew them perfectly …
There are some interesting relationships in nature. For example, plants nourish birds by giving them seeds to eat. In return, birds spread those seeds, ensuring the plants flourish. Some relationships …
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 …
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 …
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 …