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5 Edible Flowers Found in my Garden
Edible flowers are easy to grow, add a ton of beauty to your gardening space, and they are delicious! Here are 5 varieties that are always in my garden.
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How to Plan and Plant Your Own Garden
Is this the year you want to get that garden started finally? You're in the right place, follow my helpful guide on how to plan and plant your own garden!
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How to Get Ready for Your Spring Garden
Are you excited about your Spring garden? Here are a few jobs you can do now to help prepare you for the upcoming gardening season!
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DIY Garden Markers
Our backyard is a very high-maintenance backyard. The previous owners added a lot of landscaping that requires a lot of weed pulling. It’s not lost on me that the backyard is what sold me on the house and admittedly I didn’t understand at the time how much work it would be. But, something I have discovered that motivates me through all the work is the end result and how beautiful and peaceful it is in our backyard. So this year I am setting out to make the backyard as beautiful as it can be. I have planted lots of flowers, I am trying to keep up on the weeding, I…
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5 Vegetables to Grow if you’re a Beginner Gardener
My dad always had a vegetable garden when we were growing up and my love for growing my own vegetables really does stem from those harvests! Gardening is a constant learning experience and when you’re starting out it’s easy to get excited about all of the possibilities of what you can grow. In my experience, it’s good to start small and plant veggies that are easy to start from seed, grow quickly and produce prolifically. Being able to watch these vegetables grow is such an exciting experience and can really give you a boost of confidence as a budding gardener! 5 Vegetables to Grow as a Beginner Gardener To be…
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The Herbs We Have Growing This Time of Year
We are here in zone 8b, and this time of the year there really isn’t a lot going on in our garden. One thing we do have though are some perennial herbs that stick around all year long! Herbs are one of my favorite things to grow. They are pretty to look at, they taste great in cooking, and they are easy to grow! If you’re new to gardening, I highly recommend starting with herbs and the ones below in particular! English Thyme I have a few different plants in various pots out in my garden and it’s no surprise that a lot of comfort recipes for this time of…
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My Ultimate Tomato Salad
In my humble opinion, the tomato is the perfect food. Don’t @ me, I stand by that statement and I have loved tomatoes since I was old enough to eat solid foods. They are full of nutrients and are delicious in any form, sundried, raw right off the vine, sliced on a sandwich, stewed, roasted, sauced, in soup form, in salsa, as ketchup…I mean the list is endless. I may just be the biggest tomato fan in the entire world…no exaggeration. My dad used to grow tomatoes in his garden when we were kids and when I was old enough and out of the house, the first thing I wanted…
