Seasonal Living Resources

I love gardening and often tell people I don't really know what I'm doing, I just love playing in the dirt. I remember my first garden. It was in a tiny box planter off the patio in my townhouse. I grew my own spinach, strawberries, and green beans. I was hooked ever since. Fast forward 20 years and I have finally upgraded to a fenced space space 30' long and 23' wide. I have 8 Vego Garden Beds and here I share all the details so you can build your own!

As the days grow longer and the temperatures begin to rise, it's time to start planning your spring garden in Northern Virginia.

It’s not too late to think about your garden for next year. As a bonus, if you’d like free produce, you’ll want to compost all your veggie scraps into your garden compost bin. This means your butternut squash, tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchini, green peppers, and anything else with seeds. In the Winter, till up your garden and let it sit until Spring. In the Spring you’ll have plants that will start to pop up. Now’s the time to thin and separate them. Come Fall, you’ll have a harv

Are you looking for a way to beautify your yard while also benefiting the environment? A rain garden might be the perfect solution!