healing gardens

Saving Seeds for Generations

Saving Seeds for Generations

I once read an article that said you can start saving seeds today that will supply your children's gardens. I never used to be up for saving seeds, but one  …
An Indoor Healing Garden of … Cacti?

An Indoor Healing Garden of … Cacti?

Sharp. Prickly. Spiny. These aren't usually the words I associate with an indoor healing garden. As much as I love cacti, they aren't the plants I look to first when  …
A Christmas Gift From the Garden

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 Best Christmas Tree

The Best Christmas Tree

What would you say are your favorite holiday memories? For me, so much of it has to do with our Christmas tree. When I was young, we'd get ours from  …
The Best Strawberry-Picking Job

The Best Strawberry-Picking Job

Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits to grow. Even though I live in the Northeast, they're one of the few perennial plants that survive over winter and one of  …
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)  …