Journal detailing my personal gardening journey, what’s going on in my neck of the woods, watching things grow, documenting progress.
The Secret Garden The Secret Garden (1993) is one of my favorite films of all time from my childhood. A film which likely had the greatest influence on my trajectory in life. Here was a feral girl growing up in a strict household—one in which she was rarely seen certainly never heard—who would not be […]
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And Now For Something Completely Different… My plans for this week were meant to be the usual, aside from the exams I’d scheduled on Tuesday morning. If you haven’t been following my Garden Journal posts, the usual involves a mix of nursery tasks as well as gardening tasks. While I did manage to get a
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How To Restore Woodland Soil This topic is a bit unusual for my garden journal posts, since they’re meant to be more of a review of the previous week; however, this is relevant to this week’s post and rarely (if ever) covered in gardening posts—and it’s something I have a good bit of experience with.
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surviving the heatwave, studying for pesticide applicator certification, bumping up plants, slow down
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Topics this week include volunteer plants, new plants added to the shop, summer market break, what’s in bloom, prepping for a heatwave.
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Summary of week 25, 2026: Russell Gardens, nursery organization, summer solstice blooms, thoughts on preserves
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This zine addresses the oddball seeds, and the associated post goes off on a slight tangent about the ramifications of cloning plants.
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The second issue of SEEDS Underground, my little native gardening zine, is up! The feature in this one is “A Dirtbag’s Guide to DIY Seed Starting Mix.” Save, print, cut, fold and enjoy! While I do have a more extensive post drafted like a cooking or baking blogger, I figured you’d want a simple version,
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