Gardening.
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Solace from all the stress of the world around us…
Gardening offers so many mental and physical health benefits! We hope you enjoy our gardening blog and posts related to our adventures in the garden.
Sunflowers seem to be one of the cheeriest flowers in the garden! They grow beautifully alongside vegetables and other flowers. Try starting sunflower seeds indoors to get a jump start on your flower garden this year! So many different varieties of sunflowers look gorgeous and make it difficult to choose just one to plant. I…
So many times, I go to make meatloaf and then realize I don’t have any onions in the house. Is it just me?! I’m determined to try growing them along with helpful onion companion plants so I’ll have onions on hand more often. I have to admit, onions aren’t my favorite vegetable. However, I absolutely…
My sister once told me spinach was tough to germinate. I think it psyched me out that year, but this year my daughter planted spinach seeds and it’s all good. Turns out my 10-year-old is a natural at growing spinach from seed! We decided to grow spinach from seed in tier planters we got at…
Hanging baskets add such a lovely aesthetic and creative approach to gardening. I mean, who doesn’t like growing plants in midair?! Ever since I received a set of Emerging Green hanging planters to try out, I’ve been seeing them everywhere! Neighbors, friends, and family all seem to enjoy this fun and carefree look. Hanging basket…
Growing fruit from fruit scraps like peach pits or lemon seeds is so exciting to me. It’s actually one of my favorite gardening things to do in the off-season. Learn how to grow a peach tree from seed to enjoy this exciting journey. Starting a peach tree from seed is so easy and I’ve had…
It’s no secret that my happy place is on the coast and I’m a beach girl at heart. My beachy vibes run strong and hibiscus is my spirit flower. Where we live in zone 6b, growing hibiscus in pots is the closest thing I can get to my honeymoon memories of Maui. But I’ll take…
Most of the time, potatoes get a bad rap as terrible companion plants. Instead, let’s take a positive spin and find the best potato companion plants for your garden! Potatoes have a tendency to grow like crazy! They take very little to get started and keep going. Even if you don’t know when to harvest…
Growing a vegetable garden takes a little bit of planning and a lot of care. Consider finding broccoli companion plants to increase the chances of a successful crop this year. Brassicas in general prove to be a challenging type of crop in our garden here in PA zone 6b. To date, when trying to grow…
As a perennial vegetable, asparagus is a convenient crop to grow. Plant it once and well cared-for asparagus crowns can live and produce for decades! Sounds good, right?! Now let’s find some asparagus companion plants to make the most of your garden space. Since asparagus crowns stay in place and the ferns and spears come…
Mint sometimes gets a bad rap in the garden. Finding mint companion plants can be a good way to make the most of this versatile herb. (A much better way than growing mint willy-nilly in the yard like I did. *facepalm*) I’ll never make THAT mistake again. When we first moved to our home, I…