healing gardens

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 Garden of Lost and Found

The Garden of Lost and Found

I think most gardens could qualify as the garden of lost and found. We've all certainly "lost" a few of our favorite plants. And some of us (okay, it's me)  
A Sweet Hydrangea Story

A Sweet Hydrangea Story

Today's hydrangea story starts with a divorce, but follow it along, and you'll find a happy ending. Divorce is never an easy thing to go through, and the emotions that come  
The Magic of Plant Empaths

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

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,  
How Nature Heals Us

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.  
Growing a Garden of Remembrance

Growing a Garden of Remembrance

We've talked before about having gardening friends, and what fun it is to have people who will exchange seeds and cuttings with you, but I never thought too deeply about