5 plants to grow for a bee-friendly garden
Bee Friendly Garden If you’re looking to harvest an edible crop, or want to grow beautiful flowers and ornamental shrubs, pollinators will most likely play an important role in your…
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5 great reasons to grow your own food
A healthy lifestyle includes eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and there’s no better way to get fresh produce than from your own garden. If you’re still on the…
Best at Every Age, Healthy Lifestyle, Wellness
Let’s go outside! The benefits of getting outdoors in the spring
Let’s go outside Spring is here, so let’s get outside! While warmer days arrive later for some than others, experiencing nature broadens our horizons and builds good health, both mental…
Design, Free Printables, Gardening
Favorite Garden Quotes and a pretty new ‘Nurturing Garden’ printable
We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us. ~ Jenny Uglow It’s that garden time of year! Whether you’re…
Gardening, Healthy Lifestyle, Wellness
The Healing Benefits of a Garden
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” ~ May Sarton The…
Why you need flowers in your veggie garden
It’s no secret I love flowers, but beyond their beauty flowers have some excellent traits that make them the perfect companions for a vegetable garden. Many help attract pollinators, or…
Simple Tips for Companion Planting with Herbs
Herbs are used for cooking and cleaning, and for centuries were the only medicine we had. Herbs are still a great way to create more flavorful meals, and give your…
6 Easy Herbs for Beginning Gardeners
I am no master gardener, especially when it comes to growing herbs outdoors. In the past they’ve either bolted too quick or not done so great. So, this year I’ve…
Fun Ways to Use Edible Flowers
My blog isn’t a cooking blog, but if you’ve been here before you know I love flowers, so the idea of using flowers in food is a fun twist to…