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Let the Joy of Gardening Grow from Seed
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 …
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Composting as Therapeutic Gardening
I love when people are able to share their most somber therapeutic gardening stories with us. One story I always remember when I’m composting is this piece by Cathie Desjardins …
The Healing Gardens of Mrs. Dorsey
Today’s My Mother’s Garden story is rich with so many emotional ups and downs that it’s hard to decide if it has a happy ending or not.
But what I …
Dad in the Garden
Today’s story gave me one of those “oh good, it’s not just me” moments when I first read it. In Jolene Halladay’s Fruit of the Womb, she hilariously recalls the …
Animals in the Garden? More Like Animals Through the Garden
Is there anything cuter than a puppy in the garden, ears flopping as it discovers the wonders of the world, like butterflies and dhalias? Perhaps not. Some pups will even …
If You Want to Make a Living Gardening, Humor Will Help
As the former owner of a small business myself (GreenPrints, maybe you’ve heard of it, ha!), today’s gardening humor story about running a nursery had me in stitches. The thing …
Gardening Mishaps To Expect When You Move
Ha, the fun of moving to a new house without knowing what you’re getting into. And no, I’m not talking about knob and tube, or ancient septic systems, I’m talking …
A Gardening Poem About Thyme
Many old European homes had keeps, food-storage rooms located off the kitchen. The meadow keep was for drying the family's culinary and medicinal herbs and flowers.
Author and herbalist Elizabeth C. …
Frogs in the Garden
Sometimes the fun of our hobby isn’t in the plants, flowers, or food we grow, it’s the animals in the garden (or, in the case of today’s story, frogs in …
The Beauty and Joy of Gardening is at Times Only Temporary
Flowers aren’t meant to last forever. They appear for a season, then go on. For me, part of the joy of gardening is being there to witness those brief moments …
