Becoming a Gardener
I love that gardens change all the time. I am drawn to gardening because of its endless possibilities and opportunities. We know for sure that our garden will look and grow differently every year and that the role of a…
2025 was a year of travel and new experiences for me, so it was wonderful over the December holidays to stay put, be at home, spend time outside, enjoy family, and reflect on the year. We had two family weddings…
Our garden in Litchfield, CT, is beautiful. We live in town on a lovely street where people pass by every day. We know our neighbours, and we can get a cup of coffee or a good dinner with just a…
As anyone who follows Your Garden Story will know, Lily is my constant companion in the garden. Mostly she is trying to persuade me to play, but often she is content to sit, watch and smell the air. It seemed…
It’s nearly thirty years since I last attended the Chelsea Flower Show. We were living in a small rental flat in London with no garden. At the time, I had to visit my mother’s garden in Hertfordshire to stay connected…
Like many of us during the pandemic, I found solace in experimenting with growing our food. It was a joy to take the seeds from our everyday food prep and witness their transformation. With ample time on our hands, the…
We had such great feedback on our first Gardening Friends and Family blog that we decided to do it again. Everyone loved hearing about John’s okra and hand-sketched vegetable garden plans, Melissa’s native shrubs and my Mum and her husband’s…
By Natalie Raum I was seven years old, dressed in pink crocs and cotton baseball shorts. Surrounded by a puddle of gravel, I sat in my parents’ driveway which was overrun with stubborn weeds. The weeds grew in every direction;…
It’s been a cold start to the year in the northeast of the US. At this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, I try to remind myself that winter is an essential time to rest and reset for the…
Our family gift for the holidays of 2017 was our lovely dog, Lily. She has been the constant during lots of change these past few years, and initially, her role was to replace the void left by our daughter Ellie…