Gardening

Some mornings, when I’ve got the time and the energy, I blend up something special; not just for me, but for my garden too. A quick smoothie packed with healing… Read more: Morning Nourishment for Me and the Garden

The lavender in my garden was done blooming and had dried out completely, which meant one thing, it was time to collect seeds. This isn’t something I do every week,… Read more: Harvesting Lavender Seeds: A Quiet Task That Grounds Me

Creating and maintaining a beautiful garden with healthy, thriving plants requires imagination and lots of careful planning. Whether you’re moving to a new house and thinking about gardening for the… Read more: Garden Basics 101: Get to Know Your Garden

Do you throw away your plastic containers after using them? Well after reading this post, you’re going to think twice before you throw out another one! Here I have four… Read more: Inexpensive Way to Start New Plants

Growing in raised beds can be helpful if you’re trying to keep your harvests from critters and foragers (aka invaders) that roam through your garden when you’re not around. This… Read more: Planting Sweet Potatoes in Raised Beds

Most people aren’t aware that there are trained faculty and staff that offer problem-solving horticultural assistance, free of charge, in or near most of the nation’s approximately 3,000 counties. When I first became interested in sustainable gardening, I took to the internet and dived into as many gardening how-to videos and articles as I could find. Eager and excited to try out the techniques I learned, I cleared an area of my back yard and set out to start growing.

I was so happy when I got a chance to take home a Spider Plant pup from one of these larger Spider Plants that you see here on the right.… Read more: How to Propagate Spider Plants

It was quite a score to bring home a batch of decorative hostas to add to my gardens. I had to do the work and dig them up, with help… Read more: How I Rescued Two Baby Hostas