Heirloom Bloom

Heirloom Bloom

My grandfather loved his flower garden.  I recall my mom planting a few tomato plants for them one year, but for the most part, they grew the flowers.  A mountain of snapdragons.  Hoards of little pansies that my grandma always

Little Green Thumb: Gardening with a Preschooler

Little Green Thumb: Gardening with a Preschooler

One of our big summer goals for this year has been keeping a vegetable garden.  We tried last year but without much success (weeds, squash bugs, some kind of hex on our peppers…), so we are being more deliberate and

Kids in the Garden

Kids in the Garden

Are your kids driving you crazy in the house?  Good.  The weather’s finally nice enough to throw them outside. It’s 70 degrees here in The Middle, my daffodils are blooming, and my three-year-old is in seventh heaven working in the