What Is A Sustainable Lifestyle? At the start of the New Year many resolutions are in full swing. One of your resolutions could be learning how to live a more sustainable lifestyle this year. So what exactly is a sustainable…
The Best Christmas Lights in New England 2021
We all have our annual holiday traditions, and for my husband and I we like to visit the best christmas lights display in New England! Yesterday marks my fifth year visiting the Botanical Gardens holiday light display in Boothbay, Maine….
How to Spark Gardening Inspiration During Winter
A quick list of helpful tips to find and keep your garden inspiration alive in the midst of winter!
How To 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!
Dahlia Tubers: How to Succeed at Planting and Harvesting
This post has tips and tricks on how to care for your dahlia tubers. My history with planting and harvesting dahlia tubers is bittersweet, partly due to the fact that I failed in several ways with this beautiful plant. When…
5 Beautiful Climbing Roses and Vines for Your Arbor
This post is all about beautiful climbing roses and vines to help make your garden pop! One of my all time favorite vertical climbers are roses! Two years ago I planted my first climbing roses (as bare root roses-meaning no…
12 Gift Ideas for the Gardener in Your Life
In honor of the 12 Days of Christmas, I decided to share twelve of my top garden must haves. A few of these I really wished I had purchased sooner due to the amount of time (and blisters) they save!…
First Snow of the Year in New England 2021
I was incredibly excited yesterday when I looked out my window during a break at work to see tiny snowflakes waltzing their way through the sky. In all my excitement I ran down the stairs, threw on my jacket and…
The Joy of a New England Christmas Tree Farm
This is one of those experiences I think is certainly a rite of passage to becoming an official New Englander. One experience I have always loved. Walking the farm and waiting to see what tree speaks to you. Which one…
How to Easily Identify and Prune A Hydrangea
Want To Learn How To Easily Identify and Prune A Hydrangea? So you want to learn how to identify and prune a hydrangea? Well, hydrangeas are great for a beginner gardener to learn from as they are very hardy. They…
Why You Need To Try Camping In Maine
In this post I write about 10 reasons why you should book your next camping trip now! Growing up camping was always our family excuse to unplug, and now in my thirties I find any excuse I can get to squirrel away a little me time… and camping is just what the doctor ordred.