Grow Your Own

Whether you love flowers, fruits, veggies, herbs, or all of the above, follow our step-by-step guides to growing them organically in the comfort of your own home.

Pruning Leads To Healthier And More Abundant Tomatoes

Catherine Sherriffs

To prune, or not to prune? That is the question.  Anyone who has grown tomatoes before will tell you a crop can quickly overtake the garden, especially when growing indeterminate varieties.  While some gardeners choose to leave every leaf and stem intact, there are many valid arguments as to why a little pruning should be…

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Transplanting Precious Tomato Seedlings Into Bigger Containers

A successful crop of tomato plants is something that brings great joy to many gardeners. Time, effort, and a whole lot of TLC is usually rewarded with a bountiful yield. There’s nothing better than a tomato fresh off the vine, walked just a few steps from the garden to the kitchen. When growing tomatoes from…
May 8, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Save Some Green By Growing Fruits And Vegetables At Home

There are many benefits associated with growing your own fruits and vegetables at home, and one of the big ones is often said to be more green; not only in our gardens but in our pockets too! Sometimes it can be hard to see the forest through the trees. By the time we finish building…
May 1, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Featured Flower: Peony

Gardeners looking for flowers that are as hardy as they are beautiful need not look farther than the peony! They have an incredible lifespan, are gorgeous in the ground or a vase, and pollinators love them. Flirty And Fun Sometimes described as looking like a generous scoop of ice cream, the full-bodied flowers come in…
April 26, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Featured Flower: Calendula

Its tall stems and vibrant yellow, orange, gold, or cream petals add beauty to any garden, but there is more to calendula than meets the eye. This incredibly versatile plant is a wonderful companion in the veggie patch and has been historically used for its many healing properties. An herbalist friend of mine (and Garden…
April 5, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs
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Flowers and Vegetables Make Perfect Garden Buddies

There is so much emphasis these days on growing our food that flowers are sometimes forgotten or pushed to the background on our properties. But consider this: flowers are one of the many organic ways of achieving a delicious edible garden that delivers fresh produce all growing season long. Many varieties are not only beautiful…
March 29, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs