Be GladAhhhh Summertime: just the mention of the word summons fireflies dancing, crickets chirping, the ice cream truck singing, children...
Much Mulleined FlowerA few years back a soft, velvety rosette popped up in my garden bed. At first I thought it was lamb’s ear, but the leaves outgrew any I’d...
Hug a Tree, no reallyShade. Where would we be without it? My front yard can be literally 10 degrees warmer then the back where a large sycamore dominates the...
Simple Scratch TestThe larger they are, the harder they transplant. While that may not be the original phrase, it sure is true in the garden world. Last...
Divide and ConquerThings get old and overgrown, addled and unproductive. Sometimes the best way to keep an old plant alive is to essentially uproot it. In...
To Garden is to ShareShe walked over to a lovely, graceful bush – it’s arms bowed down with the most amazing little pink hearts; each one cupping a small...
Soil MattersAs a budding gardener, it was obvious that buying nice plants and sticking them in my soil at home didn’t have the intended effect of...
Benefit of Soaking SeedsLife isn’t always what it seems. Is it? Sometimes it’s rough and hard. Forgotten. Or lost in the mundane. When you look at a sunflower...
The Benefits of "Rooting" - Lavender and other HerbsThere’s nothing quite as intoxicating as tearing off a little piece of lavender or rosemary, rubbing it between your hands and breathing...
Stepping Into Fairy WorldThere exists a time in our imagination when flower fairies are as real as the pillow beneath our young heads. To walk in the garden or...