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Simple Orchid Care For Beginners

July 4, 2022 · Gardening, Pruning

Orchid care

Orchid’s are a lot easier to maintain than you might think and make a great first houseplant. What’s not to love with their elegant stems and beautiful long lasting blooms! If you want to learn proper orchid care and maintenance,…

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Grow Beautiful Ranunculus Flowers with These Easy Tips

June 13, 2022 · Gardening

Growing ranunculus

Growing ranunculus from start to finish isn’t as hard as you might think! They make beautiful flowers for cut arrangements and have a long lasting vase life. With a few simple steps, you too can grow and harvest these beautiful…

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5 Types of Beautiful Thornless Roses to grow in New England

June 1, 2022 · Gardening

Thornless roses

This post will identify five types of thornless or nearly thornless roses that you can grow in New England USDA zones 3b-7a! Whether it’s a climbing rose, rambling rose or a rose bush you are looking for, there are some…

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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 Attract Pollinators To Your Garden

December 23, 2021 · Gardening

Attract pollinators to your garden

Curious how you can help to attract more pollinators to your garden? Well, here are five easy steps to make your garden more inviting to your friendly pollinator neighbors!

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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. 🤍🌿

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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. 

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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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