It’s that time of year! Time to start planning the garden and time to start dreaming of warm, sunshine-y days! Have you started preparing? I am in full planning mode and since I’m trying a slew of new varieties this year, I thought it would be fun to share my garden seed haul with you …
Our week has been filled with planning ahead! A peek into Spring is what I call it. The air was starting to smell a bit like, “Spring might be around the corner,” and then we got slapped with over a foot of snow. What a doozy. Spending the week planning was exactly what my heart …
It’s hard to imagine picking my favorite herbal books for beginners. There are way too many useful resources out there for me to choose just one or two! So, today, I’m sharing my entire herbal library… But, before I do, I want to highly recommend that you buy physical, hard-copy books whenever possible. Especially when …
Our goal this year for the garden was to try and use as much as we possibly could during harvest for our families consumption and use! Trying to think outside of the box and use, freeze, process and can as much of the plants and herbs that we could! Harvesting and roasting fresh sunflower seeds …
Hello – I hope you’ve had an awesome week! Today, I’m sharing an updated version of one of your favorites – How to Grow Strawberries in a Pot. If you are you a strawberry lover that is sick and tired of the high prices and highly used chemicals on the sweet fruit at the grocery …
Dreaming of having your own English gardens around your home? Stop dreaming and start making your yard the whimsical place you want it to be with the tips and tricks in this post! Don’t you just love English gardens? I sure do. I’ve dreamed of having one since I was a little girl. Last year, …
Government offices are shutting down. Schools are closed to millions of children. Major corporations are working from home and some people have lost their jobs altogether. What’s your plan for survival in a broken world? Let me just start by saying, How Are You? I hope that wherever you are you’re safe and well! Just …
Love looking around other people’s gardens? Do you enjoy going on garden tours? Come on in and take a mini garden tour with me… I love wandering through other people’s gardens. It’s so much fun to see what others plant, how they trellis their vines and what methods they use for growing. And I thought …
Hello! I hope you had a great week! Today, I’m sharing a free seed inventory printable to help you keep track of all your garden seeds. And if you’re anything like me, you have a lot of them! This seed inventory printable is the perfect way to keep track of when you bought them, what …
Are wasps terrorizing your yard, home, and garden in abundance this year? Well, if so…you aren’t alone. We had a real problem at our homestead and until I put together this DIY wasp trap and spray it was almost unbearable to be out by the gardens with my children in fear we’d all get stung! …
Looking for some unique gardening gifts? Look no further! Here’s 8 ideas that are guaranteed to make your favorite dirt digger smile! As you know, I’ve been spending a lot of time in the garden. In fact, I’m out there every afternoon, as long as the weather cooperates. All this extra time out there leaves …
Love mint, but hate paying the ridiculous prices for it at the store? Grow your own instead and learn how to dehydrate mint for tons of different uses below… Growing mint of any kind is not a difficult gardening task. Honestly, it’s probably one of the best things to start with if you’re just getting …
The benefits of companion planting your vegetable gardens is endless. If planned right you can boost your harvest and overall crop health significantly. Companion planting is great for your plants, soil and can even be good for wildlife if done correctly. You can keep away pests, welcome in pollinators, improve overall crop tastes and even …
The best medicinal herbs to grow in your garden are the herbs you’re going to use… If you’ve spent anytime around here, you already know that I love herbal medicine. While I’m not formally trained as an herbalist, I’ve been studying the use of herbs in medicine for over 15 years. I have a pretty …
Are you starting a new garden on a budget? Read this post to learn how to fill a raised garden bed without spending a ton of money on compost and soil. It’s so easy! We just built a GIANT new garden bed beside the greenhouse. It’s 20 feet long and almost 4 feet wide…that’s a …
I have struggled for years to find the “right” insect repellent. You too? Read my review on White Mountain Insect Repellent to see if you might want to make the change too! When I say that I’ve been searching for years I mean my entire life. I am a bug magnet! The moment I step …
This year we decided on planting on indoor herb garden, rather than outdoor. We added more raised beds to the lot but we had some other and new vegetables we wanted to take up that space so we went with growing our herbs right inside! It will keep them more confined and tamed and it …
Food prices are rising. Utility bills are going up. Relationships in the world are…strained at best. Regular, everyday items are getting harder and harder to find in the store… How are you going to feed your family if things get worse? What will you do if you can’t get enough groceries at the store to …
Planting a kid friendly snacking garden is almost as important as planning a garden we can get a lot of canned items out of! We are an outdoor enthusiast family so we spend as much time as we can exploring and playing in the fresh air. Having a garden the kids can help plant, harvest …
The gardening season is getting closer and there are a ton of things to plant in April if you live in zones 4 or 5! As I write this, it’s hard to ignore the fact that it was 10 degrees Fahrenheit here this morning. The chilly temperature makes it difficult to imagine that in just …
Are you thinking about buying an Outsunny Greenhouse? Be sure to read my review before you do! Last year, I finally broke down and bought a greenhouse. You might remember my excitement when I shared about it in this post last year. I bought the 10 foot x 20 foot Outsunny Greenhouse from Home Depot …
I really love this time of year. If I could choose, we’d live in Spring and Fall all year long! We had the greatest weekend packed full of work, love and fun! Work, Work, Work…AKA…Filling Orders & Shipping Packages Friday was spent getting together orders that came in last week and sending out a bunch …
The English Garden of My Dreams – Complete with Stone Walkways and Wood Garden Beds… It’s coming to life, you guys! I’ve been working like a dog on my English Garden and I’m so excited to share the progress with you. Maybe it will inspire you to build your own English Garden. Working in the …
Looking for an easy way to label your plants? Make these rustic DIY Garden Plant Labels for FREE using items you already have laying around. As you know, I’ve been working like a crazy woman on my English garden. Of course, being the OCD freak that I am, everything has to be neatly labeled so …
Need to protect your seedlings from the cool nighttime air? Make your own miniature greenhouse for free in just minutes! We have this old carport frame that I’ve been wanting to turn into a greenhouse. I’m hoping we’ll be able to get it done this summer so that it will be ready for use next …
Love to garden, but think you don’t get enough sun in your yard for the plants to grow? Think again! Here’s a list of 29 vegetables that grow in shade – minimal sun necessary! Hello! I hope you’re doing awesome today! The weather is finally warming up here in Vermont and it’s almost time to …
Hello – I hope you’re doing great today! The weather here in Vermont is absolutely beautiful, so I thought it would be a good time to give you a little garden tour. I love checking out other people’s gardens, don’t you?! It’s so much fun to see all the different things that people grow. And …
Hello! I hope you’ve had an awesome week. Today, I’m sharing some DIY Greenhouse Ideas that I hope will get you thinking about your summer garden! After moving to Vermont and starting my gardening addiction, I realized that if I really want to grow anything here, I need a greenhouse. We live in gardening zone …
Hello! I hope you’re having a great week. Today, I’m sharing my new greenhouse layout design in hopes that it helps you set up your own. After we finally got our new greenhouse set up, I realized that I had no idea how to layout the “garden” inside. So, of course, off to Pinterest I …
Having a garden and growing your own food is a lot of work but also one of the most rewarding tasks there can be! It is a lot about planning, maintaining and reducing waste that will make your garden and harvest the most successful. This list of garden tools that are both store bought and …