A Restoration Retreat in Your Own Back Yard A Restoration Retreat is more than a chair outside, it’s a designated space intentionally designed to minimize distractions while encouraging you to shift into a stillness mode. The idea is to create an actual room outdoors...

In the South we love our Dogwoods trees.  It is no wonder Dogwoods are the subject of countless poems, songs, stories, and paintings. A southern garden is not complete without a dogwood. With their natural beauty dogwoods are perfectly at home along a natural...

Pansies are a quintessential fall plant, but what else is out there?  For bold blooms, we love Snapdragons and Mums, both of which come in a wide range of colors. We love to look for unique textures and colors, and the vegetable bed may hold the unexpected key to...

  Kari and I just returned from a two-week trip through the New England States. Our days were spent exploring the natural beauty of the areas as well as several botanical gardens. Our 'Must Do list" included hiking the Watkins Glen Gorge and visiting Longwood...

Compost Happens: A Beginner’s Guide to Letting Nature Do Its Thing Let’s start with a simple truth: compost happens—whether you plan for it or not! That pile of leaves in the corner of the yard? The veggie scraps you toss? If left alone long enough, they’ll naturally...

It's late July, and your tomato plants have turned into an absolute jungle! We're gardening in Georgia, which means we've got several more months of our summer growing season! The best way to utilize those extra weeks is by pruning your tomatoes now. This will...