I’ve done a lot of talking, showing, researching, and overall doing around garden planning. And then a great analogy hit me recently: poker. I just harvested a ton of onions, finally getting an amount that will feed the family at least nine mo[...]
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My garden journey began with a dead patch of lawn glaring at us from outside the front door of our townhouse. We were sharing a fence with an in-patient rehab center and could hear the freeway, which was about 100 yards from us as a crow fli[...]
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,[...]
The idea of listening to someone talk about gardening may have the appeal of watching paint dry to some. But for me, it's actually quite therapeutic. I've found a few podcasts that I love so far because a good podcast is too good to keep for you[...]
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[...]
Container gardening is a subject that I will never tire of because the options are endless. Inspiring people to use whatever little space they have is another huge passion of mine. I will take any sliver of sun that you get and use it to grow fo[...]
Having a potting bench seems like such a luxury to me, since it requires some space. I have an old waist-high table that my husband used to keep as his dining table, which he's generously donated to my cause. It does have a shelf under the table[...]
Let's take a peek into a day in the life of a mom/wife/gardener/entrepreneur, shall we? My three biggest roles in life are wife, mother, and gardener. I have had the incredible privilege of getting to realize many of my dreams. And how?[...]