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Discover the joy of growing your own food! Our blog offers expert advice on a wide range of gardening topics, including seed starting techniques, improving soil health, combating pests and diseases, and mastering container gardening. Learn how to cultivate vibrant gardens throughout the seasons, from planting colorful flowers to nurturing fragrant herbs and delicious vegetables. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, we provide valuable tips and inspiration to help you create a thriving garden oasis.

  • Growing Cucumbers from Seed to Harvest

    Growing Cucumbers From Seed to Harvest

    Cucumbers are one of the most popular vegetables to grow at home. They’re highly rewarding, producing an abundant harvest of cool, crunchy vegetables that can be eaten fresh or turned...

  • Unlocking the Secrets of the Toothache Plant

    Unlocking the Secrets of the Toothache Plant

    With a name like Toothache Plant, one can assume that this plant is useful in helping relieve tooth pain, but Achmella olaracea is a fascinating plant with many uses and...

  • Flowers for Full & Partial Shade Gardens

    Flowers for Full & Partial Shade Gardens

    If you’ve got some shady spots that you can’t find anything to grow in, don’t lose heart! Growing from seed gives you far more options than your local big box...

  • 8 Crops to Direct Sow and Why

    8 Crops to Direct Sow and Why

    Some crops will grow much better if planted directly in the garden. Let us take a look at eight different plants that you should direct sow and discuss the reasons...

  • How To Grow Lavender From Seed

    How To Grow Lavender From Seed

    Lavender is one of the most popular and well-known flowering herbs. We use it for its soothing fragrance, delicate flavor, and beauty when blooming. As popular as it is, lavender...

  • Five Flowers for Container Growing

    Five Flowers for Container Growing

    Nothing brightens up a summer’s day more than some colorful flowers, but not everyone has a lot of space for an elaborate flower garden. Still, many flower varieties grow well...

  • 10 Vegetables to Plant in April

    10 Vegetables to Plant in April

    In many zones, April is when you want to plant your cool-weather vegetables. For a specific list and start dates for crops based on your zone, you can try our...

  • How to Grow Cilantro From Seed

    How to Grow Cilantro From Seed

    Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is one of the oldest known herbs. It’s native to southern Europe and Asia, but its seeds have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. It is a member...

  • The Joy of Growing Pumpkins

    The Joy of Growing Pumpkins

    Have you ever considered growing pumpkins from seed? If you’ve got the space, I highly recommend the experience. It may change your outlook on gardening forever.

  • Lunaria - A Plant of Many Names

    Lunaria - A Plant of Many Names

    Whether you call it Honesty, Silver Dollar Plant, Money Plant or use its botanical name, Lunaria is an interesting plant. (It is even known by both Lunaria Biennis and Lunaria...

  • Growing Poppies From Seed

    Growing Poppies from Seed

    It doesn’t take a lot to grow Poppies of any type, and they’ll reward your efforts with dazzling displays in the cooler months when other flowers are either just waking...

  • 5 Reasons Why You Should Grow Dandelions

    5 Reasons Why You Should Grow Dandelions

    You might ask, why would anyone voluntarily grow dandelions? Aren’t they just weeds that will invade your lawn? In fact, dandelions are full of nutrition, are used as a natural...