Cottage gardening
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Summer Bouquets from My Cottage Garden
In 2018 when we officially began our little porch garden I never dreamed I would have this many flowers to cut and make into bouquets for neighbors and friends. But that’s the thing— God does life. He multiplies it. He spills it over and over and over. Flowers die and in their deaths, abundant seeds… Continue reading
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Summer Wildflower Tour
If you want to start a garden but don’t know how to start… The solution is simple. Find a flower pot or purchase a simple raised flowerbed and throw wildflowers atop the soil like a blanket. Then? Toss soil over the top of those seeds for a light covering and soak in with water Viola!… Continue reading
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Flowers Are Hardy—throw those seeds at the wind & see
Planting sunflower seeds every year usually ends up being quite a treat and watching it unfold often ends up being a beautiful thing to behold! Last year Ben and I planted on Mother’s Day by moonlight. This year we did it later than ever and in shifts. Ben prepped the bed and I came a… Continue reading
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Life Lately as a Gardener, Writer, and Mom
Since I wrote last the irses have bloomed in the garden, we’ve plucked a few fresh strawberries, the roses continue bountifully, and my “everything” flowerbed is filling out. Just yesterday morning I noticed the first blooms on one of my hollyhocks! The stalk is so bent over and so lopsided that the deep purple blooms… Continue reading
