Planting Fun with Kids
Growing basil is something every gardener should experience. In the herb world, basil’s reputation precedes itself. It’s touted as an herb that’s easy to grow and generally very happy in the garden. Moreover, this fine culinary companion boasts an aroma that awakens the garden with visions of pizza and other Italian delights. I can’t help […]
During our gardening adventures this summer, we found some new garden friends! Our carrot patch attracted a black swallowtail butterfly who laid her eggs on the carrot greens. We noticed the swallowtail caterpillars once they were fairly large and beautifully colored with bright green and black bands. Our first caterpillar friend hatched into a beautiful […]
This year seems as though many things are against us, even with gardening! We had a late freeze on Mother’s Day weekend, when historically we are usually planting outside. We’ve finally got some warmer weather, and what happens? When heading out to the deck today to water our plants, we found seedlings dug up every […]
This is my first blog. We are growing a lot of seeds. So far we planned: green beans tomatoes 🍅 popcorn 🍿 Sunflowers 🌻 Lettuce 🥬 Strawberry 🍓 Lima beans peas carrots 🥕 pumpkins 🎃 beets Honeydew 🍈 cantaloupe 🍈 Radishes Broccoli 🥦 cauliflowers cabbage Squash Zucchini watermelons 🍉 zinnias […]
When it comes to creative art for preschoolers, painting is high on the list! This Kids’ Recycled Planter is one of my favorite quarantine projects we’ve done so far. It’s working toward becoming part of a fence herb garden! We made these as Earth Day crafts; preschool friendly flower pots made from recycled Gatorade bottles. […]
Gardening with my kids has been one of the most profoundly beautiful experiences. From the time they could walk, I’ve made sure to get them outside with me whenever I was working in the garden. (Of course, attention spans wax and wane as you might expect.) While I enjoy watching the girls grow (and wishing […]
How are you surviving quarantine? Gardeners everywhere seem to be springing to life this year, what with the pandemic. I’ve seen seeds sold out online, potting soil canceled from our Walmart pickup orders, and unbearable shipping delays with gardening supplies on both Amazon AND eBay in my experiences so far. I’m ravaging my small stockpile […]
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