July is a great month to catch up on garden reading, because by now it is too hot to actually garden...any work beyond …
How to Start a Compost Pile
If you are starting a garden, or returning to the yard to start a garden over again, now is the perfect time to start a …
When Does Your Mustard Flower?
The answer to the question, “When does your mustard flower?” tells you much about your garden. Namely, it will reveal …
Flower Fun in Mini-Meadows
Though news headlines are stalled with strife, this week the garden is buzzing with life! The first day of summer and …
How to Handle Weeds
By now the surge of spring’s inspiration is giving way to a sea of weeds, and the fun idea of starting a garden is …
Working for Good
Good—you have decided the best place to escape your life’s shelter-season chaos is in the garden! Agreed! Yet in …
Start a Garden
So you want to start a garden? Hallelujah! I am overjoyed at your decision, so excited that you are opting into the …
Gather Us: An Herb Garden’s Lesson
Here come the great seasons of thanks and giving! America’s tradition of gathering together to celebrate Thanksgiving …
God’s Focus in Saffron Crocus
Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be …
Must Have Mustards!
In fall gardens, mustards are a must! These leafy greens will become a beloved part of your vegetable garden, sprouting …
Confessions in Cucumber Salad
Cultivating cucumbers this summer? Two of our three cucumber vines recently succumbed to the stress of our brutal heat, …
Praising the Lord in Leeks, Onions & Garlic
Now the people complained about their hardships…We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, …