Gardening Archives - Bailey Van Tassel

26 May 2022

My Exact Kitchen Garden Planting Plan

The day has come and gone (okay, but just like a couple of days ago). Our inaugural planting day in the NEW KITCHEN GARDEN! All of a sudden soil was in (yes, all 110 bags) and I was ready to go and had starts waiting for me, and it just …[...]

10 May 2022

Flowers, Garden Design, Gardening

Edible Landscaping: My Border Plant Choices

We have 40 feet of border in the new garden - not including 20 feet of boxwood hedging. And 20 feet of star jasmine. The goal is that when you walk into the garden, you step into a room. A beautiful, but useful room. And in this case, known as e[...]

31 Mar 2022

Gardening

Peat Moss & Why I’m Going Peat Free

Getting into gardening for me started out with a trip to Home Depot, asking the nearest nursery employee if the pot of six-vegetables-in-one would ever need to be repotted (she said no, and she was very wrong). I had not a single clue about sust[...]

28 Mar 2022

Garden Design, Gardening, Uncategorized

Deciding on Raised Garden Beds: A Round Up

Deciding on which style of raised garden beds we wanted for our remodel sent me into gather-all-the-inspiration-mode, searching for the perfect fit for our style. There are many many shapes, heights, and materials that come into play when lookin[...]

08 Mar 2022

Garden Design, Gardening

Mistakes I Made with My Garden

We started building our garden at this home we live in now just a few weeks after moving in. That was mistake number one, ha! It was March of 2020, just one single week before the global pandemic and I was insistent on getting the garden design[...]

03 Mar 2022

Gardening, Shop

Handmade Ceramic Pots – BVT x Sift Ceramics

The collision of form and function, but in a garden sense, is the ultimate beauty to me. I got to work with my friend Keri at Sift Ceramics on a handmade ceramic pots line and am absolutely thrilled about it! I just got my hands on our prototype[...]

24 Feb 2022

Flowers, Gardening

14 Most Fragrant Flowers to Grow

When planning out your garden this year, consider which are the most fragrant flowers to grow, adding the joy of scent to your garden repertoire. Having a tiny sprig of fresh flowers by the bedside is a little luxury that really isn’t that[...]

18 Feb 2022

Gardening

The Seed Starter Tray I’m Using This Year

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! I have tried so many methods when it comes to starting seeds indoors. The seed starter tray that I'm using this year is gorgeous, efficient, sustainable, and self-watering.[...]