the joy of gardening

10 Great Blossoms of Gardening Wisdom

10 Great Blossoms of Gardening Wisdom

My favorite thing about being a part of this community is the shared gardening wisdom. Today's piece, "10 Things I Learned from Gardening" is a fun and quirky list of  
We Were Not a Gardening Family

We Were Not a Gardening Family

I like to think of my family as a gardening family. I love spending an afternoon with my daughter and husband planting seeds, pulling weeds, and enjoying the smell of  
Planting Inspiration In A Tin Can

Planting Inspiration In A Tin Can

There's no end to the places we can find gardening and planting inspiration. For me, sometimes it's a good meal that includes a variety of vegetable that I'm not familiar  
Growing Zinnias Every Which Way

Growing Zinnias Every Which Way

Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers, and growing zinnias has been an adventure for me, so when I caught the title of this piece, I knew it would be  
The Surprise Garden

The Surprise Garden

Imagine buying a home and finding out that someone planted you a surprise garden! I find many sweet stories of mini gardeners when I page through our library of GreenPrints issues,  
Unwelcome Weeds in the Garden

Unwelcome Weeds in the Garden

Oof, today's story got me. Weeds in the garden aren't usually a big deal to me, particularly the flowering ones, even if they offer up hay fever. But the surprise crop  
A Bird in the Garden Named Cowie

A Bird in the Garden Named Cowie

There aren’t many stories I read that make me both want to laugh and cry at the same time, but today’s story, The Cowbird Way, is such a sweet, funny  
A Spring Garden Poem About Growing Candy

A Spring Garden Poem About Growing Candy

Candy probably isn't what comes to mind when you think about a Spring garden poem. Daffodils? Tulips? Clover? Sure. But candy? Not so much. For that matter, what does candy