Summer has a way of stretching out before us. She’s full of good intentions, long days, and often, a repeated question from children: what should we do now? Instead of filling those hours reactively, a small bit of preparation can go a long way. A thoughtful collection of books, set aside ahead of time, can…
There comes a point in the garden, especially here in the South, when everything seems to shift at once. The days stretch longer, the warmth settles in more quickly than expected, and plants that once grew low and leafy begin to reach upward almost overnight. Sudden growth makes the spring exciting, and draws the gardener…
The garden is at rest, but setting up an indoor seed starting set-up prepares small seedlings for their big year ahead. For anyone with the garden bug, this is one of the best parts of the growing process. The colorful catalogs come, the potting soil is purchased, one smells earth again in the thick of…
