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Sometimes in the Garden Big Things Come in Small Packages
I love going on road trips across the country and checking out every plant shop I pass by. I have driven to Florida and picked up citrus trees at the …
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A Gardening Poem About Life and Death
Today's gardening poem about the rich diversity of a garden, "with plants of a hundred families, in the space between the trees," is a lovely reminder of life and death, …
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 …
The Most Important Garden
"Don't ever let anyone tell you gardens are a luxury," says the author of today's piece, The Most Important Garden, recounting the memory of a mother who sat awaiting an …
7 Tips for Preparing Clay Soil for Planting Vegetables
I'll admit that part of the joy of gardening is having a good excuse to play in the dirt. As adults, we don't get to do that very much, but …
Learning to Garden and Living Forever
Do you remember when you were learning to garden; the first time you planted a seed and, following all the signs of nature, brought it to bloom? Gazing at your …
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. …
