A Salad Garden That’s a Little “Extra”
My daughter is a gardening enthusiast, and I've found that it's a fantastic activity for kids. It gets them outdoors, breathing in the fresh air, staying active, and even teaches …
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A Christmas Gift From the Garden
Getting a gift from the garden is common in the Summer months, but sometimes the Winter is when we need it most.
Today's story begins with a paragraph so many of …
The Magic of Plant Empaths
My whole life, people have tried to tell me that things seem to come easy to me, and while I disagree, maybe that's why I love gardening so much; It's …
Color-Changing Gardens for the Soul
I like to garden because it gets me into a meditative zone without even trying. But there is so much more magic that happens in a garden. In today's story, …
Updated Rose Gardening in America—a GreenPrints GuideBook
In the realm of horticulture, few flowers captivate the human spirit and adorn gardens with the same timeless elegance as the rose. …
Santa’s Favorite Holiday Gift
The other day, I got a phone call that left me utterly flabbergasted. It began like any other call, with me answering, "Don Nicholas speaking." But then, a voice that …
How Nature Heals Us
When people are feeling overwhelmed, they sometimes need to take a break in nature. I know I do. For some, this might mean going to the garden or the woods. …
Are French Raspberries Really All That?
Oh gosh, I picked today's story, "Filching Fruit in France" for the chuckle. Like all of Mike McGrath's submissions, this one is a doozy of a story that you're not …
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 …
A Tortoise in the Garden
If you want to see some hilarious animal antics, take a walk through my garden. You'll see squirrels chasing each other up and down the sunflowers, rabbits hopping around in …
