It’s hard to believe that our spring garden days are numbered. With the sun pretty brutally beating down on us here in central Florida right now, it’s not likely many of our plants will last much longer than another month or so. Having a garden has been just the most fun. Today, I’m breaking down…

Despite the fact that it’s been so hot and dry here in Central Florida for the month of June (super rare; we should be into our rainy season by now), some of the plants in my garden continue to thrive. So much so, in fact, that it was time to install trellises. When I created…

It’s been about two weeks since I planted out our spring garden. It’s been so fun to watch everything sprout and grow, but it hasn’t come without problems. Today, I’m providing a garden update and sharing a little bit of what we’re encountering. Squirrels I honestly don’t know what to do about this problem. It…

Yesterday, we finally got around to fully planting our spring garden. Talk about an absolute dream come true. This garden has been a stirring in my heart for years. My previous attempt at a garden was sort of an epic fail. Actually, as my dear friend said to me, there are no failures in the…

My body may ache until my next birthday, and the blister on my right hand may never heal. But our garden beds are filled and ready for plants! One of the reasons I didn’t pursue my garden sooner was the fear that filling raised beds was going to be very expensive. And if you’re using…

It’s been about a month and a half since we built our dream garden. This week, we’re finally planting it out! Today, I wanted to share my garden plan. First, please know that in this season of gardening, I am learning. I will make a ton of naive, and probably wrong, choices. For most of…