Many studies have found that gardening can be beneficial to both your mental and physical health. When we moved into our “forever” home in 2017, one thing we knew was that we wanted to start a garden. We wanted our small child to grow up planting and picking some of the food he eats and we wanted to get satisfaction in knowing we could grow some of our own food too!
The blog links below show our journey of starting our own herb and vegetable gardens. In addition, you will find some more instructional blogs on how you can do it too!
My Flamingo Garden
“Since we have been working with various garden and CSA projects recently I knew I wanted to keep the gardens but not in their current form. And so my flamingo garden was born!“
Planting Day
“Saturday was planting day at my house. I woke up in a tizzy of excitement and anticipation for what the day would hold. First I re-reviewed my garden plans with my garden assistants (my husband and dad).”
The Gnome Herb Garden: An Introduction
“After weeks of staring and contemplating what to do with our front garden we finally made a decision. Herbs! We need more herbs! Herbs are kinda like the cowbell – you can never have enough!“
The Seedlings are Crawling
“We had our first “harvest” from the garden about a week after planting. It was one lone strawberry.”
Green Beans are Sketchy
“The green beans in my garden are sketchy, ninja vegetables… Green beans grow on a bush or a vine – I have both types in my garden. The Bush green beans, however, are the ones you should really look out for..”

The Tomato Massacre of 2018
“My big beautiful tomato plants were too big and beautiful? I was having a tantrum in my head. So like most things I don’t like to hear – I decided to put it in the back of my mind and deal with it later…“
New Year, New Garden
“After Christmas was over and all the guests were gone, it was finally time to roll up my sleeves and get to work. So while, small child was playing on his new playground Santa got him – I started pulling weeds.”
5 Herbs You Include in Your 1st Herb Garden
“Did I convince you to start your herb garden? If so – here are 5 herbs you should start with…“
Black Bananas
“I knew nothing about banana plants when I bought this little bundle of leaves. I should probably clarify at this point and say – I STILL know nothing about banana plants.”
Fixing Mistakes – A Gardening Redesign
“If you have been following my garden journey for a while you know that the bane of my gardening existence is flooding. I live in fear Spring-Summer of the heavy rains that threaten to wash away my garden, leaving me with soggy roots and floating leaves.”