Buzzing for Change: Simple Ways to Save Bees and Protect our Garden Ecosystem
Bees are one of the most important pollinators on the planet, responsible for pollinating a large percentage of the world's food crops....
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Emily Shepherd
- May 12
- 2 min
Gardening Mistakes I Learned From and Share With You
Gardening is a fun and rewarding hobby that allows us to connect with nature and enjoy the fruits of our labor. However, like any hobby,...
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Emily Shepherd
- May 5
- 3 min
A simple raised garden bed & spring garden tasks
Source Image: Canva Spring is coming into full focus now although it is the earliest bloom I have ever seen in my region. My cool weather...
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Emily Shepherd
- Apr 14
- 2 min
A garden project to prepare for spring's arrival
Source Image: Canva Spring has sprung, and with it comes the beauty of cherry blossom trees. The blooming of these trees signifies the...
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Emily Shepherd
- Apr 6
- 3 min
My very first garden
I will never forget my first little garden. We had just moved to a rural part of the state of Virginia and my husband was working close...
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Emily Shepherd
- Mar 29
- 3 min
The top 3 things your garden needs in spring
The pollen is flying: that onerous herald and carrier of life as we know it on earth. Your nose may be tickled by its tenacious ability...
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Emily Shepherd
- Mar 22
- 5 min
How pruning and seed sowing embody hope in the garden's cycles
The Robins are hopping all over lawns in now, like spring's attempt to get our attention. Some of earliest singers each morning, they are...
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Emily Shepherd
- Mar 10
- 2 min
A garden growing Hope
Gardens display redemption. I know, that is a big word we don't use very much. The dictionary defines it as "the act of saving, regaining...
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Emily Shepherd
- Mar 9
- 3 min
Garden surprises in bloom
The forsythia branches I cut a few weeks ago have been forced into bloom. Their bright yellow is a reminder that spring is just a few...
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Emily Shepherd
- Mar 1
- 3 min
My home garden tour
It is now winter in the garden. Much seems dead, but the garden is only sleeping. This is a new year with signs of spring already beginning
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Emily Shepherd
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Spring garden preparations: tree pruning, seed sowing, and butterfly garden planting
Spring is a time to start thinking about planting again. Gardening offers us a rich feeling of accomplishment brought about by...
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Emily Shepherd
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Are you at war with pollen?
I think I’m allergic to my garden. As I lay on the crinkly paper with my head down, trying to settle the inflamed itching spreading down...
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Emily Shepherd
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Seedlings are SPRINGing up!
Spring is almost here! It’s time to dream about what you want to grow. I may want that stunning Romanesco cauliflower or those homegrown...
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Emily Shepherd
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Let's Sow Some Seed!
One of the most common tasks of the winter garden is starting seed indoors. This task always fills me with such hope as it signals that...
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Emily Shepherd
- Jan 24
- 3 min
The Power of Pruning...for plants and for us
There is only a small window in the year to safely prune most trees and I always feel a rush to finish it before spring.
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Emily Shepherd
- Jun 22, 2022
- 3 min
Bringing the Magic: Kids in the Garden
I will never forget Ben. He was a 2nd grader that I had as a student when I was teaching gardening in schools. There was a white picket...
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