5 Simple Ways to Protect Your Wooden Raised Beds for Years
Make your beautiful wooden raised beds last with these 5 simple tips for building, care, and maintenance.
Start a Garden
Learn how to start a potager, or cottage vegetable garden. This category covers the basics of planning a garden, choosing the right plants, and setting up simple systems to garden with success. These posts are for beginners who want to start a small garden and gain confidence. Grow your own vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
Begin here:
- Raised Beds vs. In-Ground Gardening: How to Choose the Best Option
- How to Start the Cut Flower Garden of Your Dreams
- Potager Garden Design: 8 Elements for a Kitchen Garden You’ll Never Want to Leave
- How to Plan Your First Vegetable Garden (for Beginners)
- 7 Themed Planting Plans for Small Vegetable Gardens
Unique Seed Starting Pots And Tips For Different Budgets
Learning to start seeds is a must-have skill for every home gardener. Maybe you read my post on 17 Vegetables
Seed Starting Supplies for Growing Indoors
This post spotlights my favorite, must-have seed starting supplies and equipment to germinate and grow seeds indoors.
A Complete Guide to Indoor Seed Starting & One Step You Should Never Miss
Indoor seed starting can give you a jump start on the growing season, help you grow special plant varieties, and be a fun hobby! This guide covers the whole seed starting process.
Small Cutting Garden Plan for Homegrown Bouquets
Create a gorgeous cut-flower garden and stunning bouquets using my simple cutting garden plan. You’ll also find variety recommendations for 5 different color schemes to customize your garden to your aesthetic.
7 Themed Planting Plans for Small Vegetable Gardens (Free Layouts)
A small veggie garden can pack a big punch with a creative theme and carefully planned layout. Get these free themed planting plans for 4×4′ beds and start your garden.
How to Plan Your First Vegetable Garden (for Beginners)
New to vegetable gardening? Learn how to plan your first garden step by step—without overwhelm, guesswork, or fear of getting the timing wrong.
What to Grow in a Vegetable Garden When You Can’t Decide What to Plant
Feeling overwhelmed by what to plant? This beginner-friendly guide helps you choose what to grow in your vegetable garden with an easy menu of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers.
Why I Grow Flowers in My Vegetable Garden—9 Practical Reasons
Planting flowers with a vegetable garden, or companion planting, is not just pretty but also practical. See 9 reasons why you should plant flowers with vegetables.