Last year was my first year growing garlic, and I learned a TON. I always do a lot of research, but often we get mixed messages. Here’s the short version of a long story for you, so that you can get into the garden growing the world’s fa[...]
Last year was my first year growing garlic, and I learned a TON. I always do a lot of research, but often we get mixed messages. Here’s the short version of a long story for you, so that you can get into the garden growing the world’s fa[...]
This week we have some lovely lovelies! As you know, and can see, tea is everything to me right now. I just love picking my own, as well as creating a ritual that transitions me between dayparts. Let’s look at the garden things that aren’[...]
Blog Post originally written for Wiwiurka. To read my guest post and learn more tips about raising little ones, visit their blog! Gardening with kids is the magic of life. But like all things with young children, it’s also all about…[...]
There are few simple treasures in life quite like assembling a hot cup of tea from homegrown herbs. The touch and smell of gathering the herbs, the knowledge of their healing and where the plants were grown is almost hard to explain because[...]
There are so many ways to water your garden. Beyond that, there are tons of approaches when it comes to how long to water, how much, how often, and what about when it rains, when it’s humid, when it’s hot? I have three of my favorite[...]
With our big May Day extravaganza coming up, I want to share a few ways that you can very easily and affordably DIY some garden gifts. Keywords here are: easy and affordable. My hope is that your time and effort are in the joy of gifting,[...]
Each season I like to take stock of what we have and what we need in the potting shed. By 'potting shed’ I mean laundry room because we don’t have a potting shed. I know, it’s so sad. Over the years I’ve accumulated a few things t[...]
My heart in video form. My soul on paper. I was telling a girlfriend a few months ago that I wanted to write out a manifesto for gardeners. She immediately told me to go read The Farmer’s Creed (below), and that spoke to me so deeply. I[...]