I grew up in Sonoma County, California (“Nor Cal”) where world-class pinot noir and chardonnay are grown and wild mustard shines between the rows of those grapevines and redwoods line the drive to the house I grew up in. Luckily for me,[...]
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Gardening
This year's Fall gardening season is about to begin! Or, if you're starting seeds, then it's already underway. The key to this season is knowing your hardiness zone and your frost dates. Per the usual. It's different for all of us (hence why[...]
For the past two years, I've grown chamomile for tea. It's the absolute best evening ritual. However, I also use it to soak washcloths for teething babies, to add to meals as a sweet green apple scented garnish, or to a bath for eczema-skinned t[...]
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 …[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]