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  • 10 Easy Cut Flowers To Grow From Seed This Year!

    Ready to start your own cut flower garden? In this post, I will share my top 10 easy to grow cut flowers you can start from seed! What Are Cut Flowers? Cut flowers are simply grown for the ...

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    10 Easy Cut Flowers To Grow From Seed This Year!
  • Easy Cold-Process Lavender and Mint Shampoo Bar For Dry Hair

    Cold-process shampoo bars are easy to make at home and have great benefits for your hair. Made with moisturizing ingredients, these shampoo bars are the perfect for dry and dull winter ...

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    Easy Cold-Process Lavender and Mint Shampoo Bar For Dry Hair
  • How To Start Your Own Urban Cut Flower Stand: A Blooming Business

    Ready to start your own cut flower stand? In this post, I will share my step-by-step guide to show you everything you need to know to successfully grow a mini cut flower farm and flower stand right in ...

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    How To Start Your Own Urban Cut Flower Stand: A Blooming Business
  • Vulnerability, Persistence and Patience

    It's been a while since I have written an informal update, perhaps the first ever, for a reflective post and peeled back the onion to shed a few layers. Well, I feel now is as good a time as ever to ...

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    Vulnerability, Persistence and Patience
  • How To Care For Radiant Red Roses

    Red roses are the epitome of love, passion, and beauty, captivating hearts for centuries. With their vibrant hues and intoxicating fragrance, red roses hold a special place in the world of flowers. In ...

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How To Force Paperwhites To Bloom Indoors

March 15, 2022 · Bulb Care, Gardening

How to force paperwhite bulbs

An easy way to get a jumpstart on spring blooms is by trying to force paperwhites to bloom indoors! There are many different kinds of flowering bulbs you can try, however this post focuses solely on paperwhites! What Are Paperwhites?…

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How To Pre Sprout Ranunculus

March 2, 2022 · Bulb Care, Gardening

pre sprout ranunculus

This post will help you learn to pre sprout ranunculus so you can grow these beautiful flowers this spring! Growing ranunculus is a lot easier than you might think and they are a common go-to for cut flowers as they…

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How To Easily Pre-Sprout Lavender Seeds

February 22, 2022 · Gardening

how to pre-sprout lavender seeds

Lavender has a long germination process, and one of the best ways to get a jump start is to pre-sprout your lavender seeds indoors! Harvesting Lavender Seeds This past summer I went to a lavender farm and ended up drying…

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How To Easily Propagate A Thanksgiving Cactus

February 17, 2022 · Gardening

propagate a thanksgiving cactus

One of my favorite cacti, is the Thanksgiving cactus! If you are looking for a low maintenance houseplant that is easy to propagate, this is a winner! It also offers beautiful long lasting blooms that come in a variety of…

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Everything You Need To Know About Planting Garlic Cloves

February 15, 2022 · Bulb Care, Gardening

Planting garlic cloves

Planting garlic cloves is incredibly easy and fun! You do not need to be an expert gardener, in fact you don’t even need a green thumb. There’s just a few simple steps involved and some inexpensive items needed. And before…

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Snake Plant Propagation Made Easy

February 10, 2022 · Gardening

Snake plant maintenance

Snake plant propagation is not only easy but also cost effective–FREE! These plants are one of the easiest houseplants to maintain and propagate! You may also know them by their other common names, sansevieria or mother-in-laws tongue. They are nearly…

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A quiet winter week spent sowing seeds indoors and potting up early spring plants. This video is less about doing and more about being: moving gently, noticing small moments, and letting winter be a season of calm work. I hope it brings you a little warmth and ease. 🤍🌿

#WinterGarden #SlowLiving #GardenForTheSoul

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chapters:
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7:41 little catch up
8:27 indoor spring potting

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DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! 
Thank you kindly for supporting my channel so I can continue to keep providing content… and growing my garden! :)
Thank you for all the love, patience, and thoughtful messages while I took a step back. This season has been about slowing down, healing, and practicing what I believe in, living gently and intentionally. If you’re feeling called to pause and fill your cup, I hope you give yourself that permission. I’m so grateful for this community. 🤍

P.S. I hope you enjoyed seeing a little bit of what I was up to this past fall. I'm feeling ready to enter the next garden season with renewed optimism. 

#GardenForTheSoul #SlowLiving #HealingSeason

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//GARDENING PRODUCTS I USE:
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○ Felco Pruners: https://amzn.to/3dElDoX 
○ Compost: https://amzn.to/3WUDsEY
○ Gardening Light Watering Can (Solar): https://amzn.to/3gRko7A 
○ Velcro Rose Training Tape: https://amzn.to/3DuZqTV
○ Bulb Power Planter Attachment: https://amzn.to/3zi5jSX 
○ Proven Winners Water Soluble Fertilizer: https://amzn.to/3dEU13i 
○ Proven Winners Continuous Release Fertilizer: https://amzn.to/3AvhDAs 
○ Espoma Biotone Starter Fertilizer: https://amzn.to/3AuSQMS 
○ Worm Castings: https://amzn.to/4bK5uHw

//SERVICES I USE:
○ Music I use (Epidemic Sound) - https://share.epidemicsound.com/n7chcn 

chapters:
0:49 catch up
3:45 canning roma tomatoes
12:00 wreath making

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DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! 
Thank you kindly for supporting my channel so I can continue to keep providing content… and growing my garden! :)
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Meet Kate from BirchSalt
Welcome to BirchSalt! My name is Kate and I am a nurse by background turned gardening enthusiast. I take inspiration from all around me in the great state of Maine. Hence how the BirchSalt motto was born, "Inspiration From Land & Sea".

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