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The March Garden: Updates
March has been tricky, as we had both a freeze and a 95 degree day all in the same month! I took full advantage of a $1 sale at Home Depot and got a few plants, and continued on with the plans I outlined last month. I found an aphid infestation on my apple trees…
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A Note on Not Being Boring
Years ago, before I had kids, I was up late talking with a good friend about hobbies.At some point she said, completely innocently, “Honestly, the only hobby I associate with you is TV.” I remember feeling stunned and honestly, a little sad. Was that really how I came across? Boring. Passive. Just someone who watched…
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A Simple, Do-able Winter Garden Checklist
Gardening confession: I’ve been dreaming of spring gardening and leafing through seed catalogs. (leafing…ha!) If you’re like me and love gardening, I put together a list of what we can do right now to help this be the best gardening year ever. ☐ Remove dead or diseased plants from beds☐ Pull winter weeds while they’re…
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Creating a Stunning Texas Cottage Garden: Spring Progress
It’s the end of May already, and the garden is doing well. We have had triple-digit temperatures already and lots of rainy days. It’s been humid some days and windy/dry other days. My front garden (affectionately called the cottage garden) is coming along, but still not quite where I want it to be. I know…
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Earth Day In Our Homeschool
Earth Day might not be a “church holiday,” but as a Christian, I believe it’s worth paying attention to. Why? Because creation care isn’t just for environmentalists, it’s for all of us who believe in a Creator. The very first job God gave humanity was to tend and keep the garden (Genesis 2:15). We were…
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Flowers and a Strawberry Patch: The March Garden
This weekend, I got my hands deep into the soil, planting up some spring flowers and giving our strawberry patch a long-overdue upgrade. It felt like a true celebration of the season, coaxing life and color into our little corner of the world. The two terra cotta-colored pots sitting in front of our porch have…
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How to Build a Family-Friendly Garden on a Budget
Putting an in-ground garden into our new backyard was something I’ve been wanting to do since before I even knew this house existed. As a long-time renter, I’ve made do with container gardens of all kinds, but the idea of a little cottage-y garden that was full of flowers and whimsy has always been a…
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Preservation: Mustang Grape Jelly
Remember a few days ago, when I wrote about picking Mustang grapes? Well, we got 8 pounds. Within two days I had seven jars of grape jelly and 6 cups of grape juice for fresh drinking. Now a bit of transparency: grape jelly isn’t my favorite. I have always been fully in the strawberry jam…
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Two Grapevines and the Power of Community
Last week, my girls and I went out to my parent’s farm and picked grapes. It was all of our first times eating vine ripened and picked grapes-what a treat! They were a beautiful dusty pale green and had a sweetness similar to gummy candy, according to my five-year old. These grapes were intentionally cultivated…
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A Texas Cottage Garden
I’ve waited for this opportunity for years-the chance to design and nurture my very own English-y, cottage-y garden of flowers. Can’t you see it? A lazy summer morning spent tenderly weeding among the hollyhocks and zinnias, snipping a few stems to display on the dining table, happy bees gently buzzing around the roses. I have…
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