Planting With A Purpose: Bettering Our Community and Our Health One Plant At A Time

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Urban Rainwater Collection – Collecting From The Balcony

Now every once in a while, you will get a thunderstorm or rain shower that you wished you had a system out to collect all of that rain to water your plants for the next...

Let’s Talk All Things Mulch – What It Is And How It Helps

Mulching is the act of putting organic material down around our plants to aid in a multitude of things around your garden. Today we are going to talk about some of the...

Starting a Garden Journal – Proper Planning and Preparation

Every season there is something that can be done in our gardens, whether that is actually planting things in the ground, prepping the soil with the right nutrients for...

Enjoying What We Grow – Starting A Tea Garden – A Beginners Guide

I don’t know about you, but I occasionally enjoy a good cup of tea every once in a while. If that sounds like something that you are also interested in, consider...

More Harm Than Good – 10 Tips For Your Garden -Things To Watch Out For

Gardening is a past time that we all enjoy but there are some things that we have to watch out for as we go along with our planting journey. These might be things that...

Ready Set Go! Prepping for Fall/Winter Planting — Plants and Other Ideas

Sometimes as new gardeners we might think that the end of summer means the end of the ability to harvest fresh veggies from out garden. This is simply not true! There are...

Saving for Later? How To Propagate: Making New From The Old

Have you ever seen a plant that you really enjoyed, or bought something from the grocery store and wanted to regrow them in your windowsill? Well propagation is your...

Guide to Quick Win Plants: Fast-Growing Crops for Impatient Gardeners

I know that we have all been in a place where we just wanted to see results. Maybe this is your first time and you want to make sure that this is something that you...

The Art of Attracting Pollinators: Why We Need Them and How to Help Them

Pollinators are crucial when we begin talking about the longevity of our gardens. Pollinators such as bees, butterflies, birds, and even ones that we don’t always...

Planting With A Purpose: Bettering Our Community and Our Health One Plant At A Time

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