Gardening.
Dirt Therapy.
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.
My footwear choices in the garden fluctuate between amazing garden boots, flipflops, or, frankly, whatever I’m wearing at the time – because let’s be honest, who can resist peeking at the garden! 🙂 (Even in rain!) But when we are talking about really, actually getting work done out there – and I mean getting dirty!!…
Do you ever find yourself taking more deep breaths than normal? Feeling too busy to enjoy what really matters? Go spend 10 minutes in the garden, they say. Self-care in the garden can work wonders! A meditation garden must be the answer! Feeling stressed and too busy to spare even those 10 minutes? Then you…
Saving canna lily seeds is quick, easy and fun! The jet-black seeds are round and hard like mini marbles. These seeds also store very well! Learn how to harvest canna lily seeds if you want to try growing your own tropical perennials from seed. Lush, tropical leaves give cannas their distinctly exotic yet carefree appearance….
Growing your own basil seems to be a rite of passage for gardeners of all experience levels. If, like me, you’ve also fallen in love with basil, you simply must discover how to harvest basil seeds for next season. Harvesting basil seeds isn’t my favorite part of growing basil, but it’s necessary and worthwhile. Sometimes…
Saving green bean seeds at the end of the season lets you enjoy your crops both in the growing season and year after year. Learn how to save bean seeds so you can always grow your favorite green bean varieties! By the way – Figuring out how to save bean seeds for planting is easy…
Do you love seeing the beautiful flowers in your garden staring back at you every day? I sure do! I especially love the ones that keep on blooming all season long, like Cosmos flowers. Try harvesting cosmos seeds so you can effortlessly grow these pretty flowers year after year! Before you learn how to harvest…
Imagine finding one of the most toxic plants in the United States in your own backyard! That’s what happened to us when we found a suspicious weed that looked like a wild carrot. Thankfully, we knew not to eat it, and I quickly learned how to remove poison hemlock to protect our family. Deadly poison…
Can you imagine growing a show-stopping dahlia from seed?! Starting dahlias indoors from seed is easier than you might expect, and it’s one of my absolute favorite things to experiment with in the garden. Such an impressive flower comes from such an unimposing seed. The first time we grew dahlias was in 2021. I was…
Can you imagine having a pick-your-own orchard in your very own backyard? That’s one of our family’s most treasured focuses in the garden! We decided to find the best blueberry companion plants to make the most of our garden space for fruit that will come back year after year! Companion planting blueberries allows us to…
Growing a vegetable garden takes a little bit of planning and a lot of care. If you’re new to gardening, you might be wondering what grows well with broccoli and other brassicas. Consider finding broccoli companion plants to increase the chances of a successful crop this year! Brassicas in general prove to be a challenging…