One of the things that was most appealing about this 10 acre property we call home, was all the potential growing space. Space for a large vegetable garden, space for a Cottage garden around the house, a fruit orchard with room for more trees, fields where we could plant acres of Christmas trees. The possibilities…
Hi everyone! It’s been a minute. This winter was…not kind to me. Or should I say I was not kind to me this winter. I let myself sink deep into some combination of an existential crisis and discouragement. With a sprinkling of frustration and a…
Have you ever spent hours peeling, blanching, pitting, saucing, cooking and canning something from your garden, only to watch it collect dust on your shelves all year long? I sure have. Many, many times in fact. It’s so easy to be tempted by pretty recipes…
Years ago I fell in love with cottage style gardening. Through stacks of good books, a few favorite blogs and YouTube channels, I nurtured that love and learned a whole heck of a lot about the topic. Like any other garden anglophile, I developed a…