Direct sowing flower seeds is about the easiest and most budget friendly way to get a mass of flowers all season long with very little effort. It’s incredible just how much you get from a tiny $3 pouch of seeds. And I think it’s a great way for a new gardener to get their feet…
If you’re like me, you’ve been buried in seed catalogs for the last few weeks, completely overwhelmed by the tens of thousands of possibilities concealed within those flimsy pages. I’ve since buttoned up my orders, mostly. There may be a few more stragglers in there but for the most part it’s done and I’m really…
When I started the side yard garden in 2023, I realized something about my garden planning style. I don’t have one. Not in the traditional sense, at least. That requires grid paper, colored pencils and lots of amoeba-like shapes. I used to do all that and still do in some cases. But I really like…
From the crocuses I planted in the lawn years ago to the trees and shrubs I choose particularly for their winter interest, I’ve always considered what a plant brings to the garden. What do I want from it? And yet I wasn’t completely aware that the things I do in the garden and the choices…
My mom’s responsible for peaking my interest in edible flowers. I was a teenager in the early ’90s when she dropped a bombshell on us. You can eat pansies! Except she didn’t say anything at the time, she just nonchalantly put a salad in front of each of us at dinner time. We all had…
Happy New Year, garden tribe! It’s early January which means I’m buried in seed catalogs and slightly overwhelmed. I want so much! Not because I need it but because I have this thing for plants. Animal shelters have the same effect. If I had the land, and the money, I’d bring everyone home with me….
