Winter Gardening: A Cozy Retreat
If longer, warmer hours of Autumn are referred to as the "dog days of Summer," then I call these current shorter Winter days my "catnap days of Winter." I've found …
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Does Working in the Garden as a Child Make You a Gardener?
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 …
Do You Keep A Garden Diary?
I only started keeping a garden diary a few years ago. Most of it would probably be pretty boring to random readers. There are no juicy secrets or gossip. It's …
An Ode to the Lawn Gardeners
Are lawn gardeners a thing? I'll make a case for it, hear me out.
The author of today's piece and my husband happen to have a lot in common. They're "lawn …
The Sight of These Companion Plants is Like Church
No matter what you grow, discovering companion plants is like hitting the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Companion plants are like your super enthusiastic friend who …
You Can’t Avoid Some Garden Mistakes
The wonderful thing about mistakes, including garden mistakes, is that we don't have to make them all. We can learn from the mistakes of others. For example, we don't have …
Mini Garden Decor? Not Quite
When I imagine garden decor, I usually think of smaller items. Maybe it's a little gnome sitting at the edge of the sunflowers or little bells hanging from a branch …
Introducing our new Garden Giggles Story Collection
If you’ve ever found yourself chuckling while wrestling with a hose, or having a deep conversation with a plant only to be interrupted by a nosy squirrel, then you’re in …
The Great Cilantro Chronicles
In the lush, verdant world of Don Nicholas’s garden, there exists a plant that has baffled and bewitched me for years: cilantro. While I’ve had the pleasure of cultivating everything …
The Greatest Tomato Fight of All Time
Did you know that a festival in Buñol, Spain, called La Tomatina is one big tomato fight, meant entirely for the fun and joy of throwing tomatoes at one another? …
