I don’t know about you guys, but I personally find the scent of lavender in my mom’s garden so calming that it makes me want to fall asleep in there every time I’m watering the plants. Over the years, I’ve learned a thing or two about growing lavender that has made the whole process substantially…
While my grandma was still alive, I remember her often mentioning that she loved growing flowers in planter boxes. Photographs of her garden from the early 1980s reflected her passion and love for planter boxes in the most beautiful way possible. Today, I thought why not have a discussion on pots and planter boxes and…
Let me guess, you eagerly planted dahlias in your garden or pots, expecting big, round, striking blooms, only to be disappointed when the real results didn’t quite match your expectations. Sound familiar? Yeah, I’ve been there, and so have many others who grew dahlias for the first time. Deadheading is made out to be this…
Back in the day, I was that one kid who would cry if somebody picked a flower from my mom’s garden because I believed it was hurting the delicate bloom. Yeah…you can just imagine how hard it was for me to wrap my head around the concept of cut flowers. Anyways, in today’s article, we’re…
Are you trying to grow the best zinnias you can this year? Well, surprise surprise, you’re at the right place…at the right time! Although I don’t have that many zinnias in my mom’s backyard garden today, there was a period of time when we experimented with making zinnias fit in every single corner of my…
I remember when I first shared the idea of adding coffee grounds to garden soil, my mom, who’s into gardening herself, thought I had gone crazy. I mean…it’s pretty unconventional to say the least… But, believe me when I say this, the results spoke for themselves! In today’s article, we’ll be going through a carefully…