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Garden Rescues Gone Right

Garden Rescues Gone Right

Let's talk about the life and times of garden abandonment and garden rescues. See, there comes a time in the life of a garden when you need to take a  
Growing Watermelons Like You Know How

Growing Watermelons Like You Know How

This year, for the fourth year in a row, I embarked on the journey of growing watermelons. The first year, I grew watermelons I had no business trying to ripen  
Growing Zinnias Every Which Way

Growing Zinnias Every Which Way

Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers, and growing zinnias has been an adventure for me, so when I caught the title of this piece, I knew it would be  
Gardening with Kids is a Blessing

Gardening with Kids is a Blessing

I like to think that I've done my job as a gardener to at least inspire curiosity in my daughter about gardening. Gardening with kids isn't always pretty, but it's  
Radish Gardening with Kids

Radish Gardening with Kids

I picked today's piece, "Radishes," for everyone who has ever had a little garden helper or has tried gardening with kids. For me, it's my daughter, who has been my  
The Secret Garden Was Real!

The Secret Garden Was Real!

My daughter, at the ripe age of almost 5, has just started getting into longer chapter stories before bed, and when we were at the bookstore a few weeks ago,  
The Benefits of Gardening for Mental Health

The Benefits of Gardening for Mental Health

Gosh, the benefits of gardening for mental health are endless. If gardens were a drug, pharmaceutical companies would be fighting to sell it. If gardens were represented by Big Pharma, I'm  
The Life and Times of Growing Boysenberries

The Life and Times of Growing Boysenberries

Are you growing boysenberries? When I was young, we had oodles of berries growing (thanks, birds!), though we never grew boysenberry. My mother taught me never to grow raspberries or  
Too Much Okra

Too Much Okra

I only got one sentence into today's piece, "My Okra Onslaught," and I knew I could relate. The author, Jean Fritz, makes gumbo once a year, so they decide to