In the Garden is the section for learning to grow your own foods and medicinal plants. Whether you’re just starting out or have been gardening for years, we invite you to read these articles on how to garden smarter, not harder. FYI, we use cover crops, companion planting (biodiversity) and other natural methods to control bad bugs and build soil quality instead of commercial pesticides and fertilizers.
Foraged foods, or those wildcrafted and harvested from nature have become very popular. Learning to harvest these free food and medicinal plants is a smart thing to do. For me, the beauty of edible flowers, wild herbs and nourishing plants was taught to me by my grandmothers. Join me for a collection of resources on foraged foods, including edible flowers! Continue reading “Edible Flowers: Things my Grandmas Taught me”
Here’s how to make easy wildflower and herbs seed bombs from clay! These homemade seed starters are great for Earth Day, Mother’s Day or everyday in the garden. Seed bomb making is a fun family or school project for kids and adults alike! Continue reading “Stamped Medallion Seed Bombs”
Flower power! Wondering what to do with your perennial flowers this time of year – flowers, seed pods, roots! Here are a few flowering favorites and how to make the most of your perennials this fall. Continue reading “The Harvest: Perennial Flowers”
Want to start a butterfly garden to attract beneficial bugs and pollinators to your yard? Want an easy plant to start with? Coupled with other flowering perennials, Buddleia, or Butterfly Bush can be a great choice for your butterfly garden. Continue reading “Start a Butterfly Garden with Butterfly Bush”
To grow your own food in a raised bed gardens requires good planning and consistent tending throughout the growing season. To make things easier and quicker, here’s a checklist on what to do in the raised bed garden in the summer – July, August, September. FYI, this is the third post in our series of raised bed gardens through the year. Continue reading “Raised Bed Gardens: What to do in Summer”
What makes a complete raised bed garden and how can you grow the most food in one? Following are some simple tips and personal recommendations for beginning your food producing garden in raised beds. Continue reading “Raised Bed Garden 101”
A surprise snow storm has hit the spring garden. Continue reading “Invincible Summer”
From creeping phlox to creeping thyme these perennial ground cover plants are loaded with flowers to attract pollinators to the garden. Some of these ground covers will grow in sun and others in shade; all will put on growth quickly. Here are four options that we’ve grown in various areas around the U.S. 
Continue reading “Ground Cover Plants for Pollinators”
Raised bed garden, lasagna garden, year round garden and whatever your zone, these tips for “later spring” gardens will work for you. Continue reading “Raised Bed Garden: What to do in Later Spring”