Garden Archives

A vibrant garden full of colorful flowers in bloom. The foreground boasts an assortment, including pink dahlias, yellow zinnias, and orange blooms. In the background, partially obscured by trees and plants, is a traditional greenhouse with a peaked roof—a perfect cut flower garden.

Protect Your Garden: The Ultimate Deer Repellent Guide for 2025

planting hellebores in A garden bursting with colorful blooms, including vibrant Virginia bluebells, features primarily pink, blue, and yellow flowers. Tall green leaves add greenery to the foreground. A cozy, beige cottage is partially visible in the background, surrounded by trees and greenery.

Bloom All Season: Perennial Flowers for Your Shade Garden

Close-up of a large, glossy split leaf philodendron with distinctive splits and holes. The leaf's texture is smooth and vibrant, sitting against a blurred indoor background featuring warm wooden tones and a small section of a patterned rug.

Split Leaf Philodendron Care Made Easy

A lush garden with vibrant pink and magenta peonies is in full bloom in the foreground, leading up to a charming yellow house with white trim, surrounded by greenery and trees. A stone pathway winds through the garden toward the entrance of the house.

How to Make Your Peony Flowers Bloom Longer

Close-up view of vibrant green hosta leaves, with some edged in yellow. In the blurry background, purple flowers and more greenery are visible, creating a lush garden scene perfect for a shade-loving perennial.

Hosta Plant Care Made Easy: Your Complete Shade Garden Guide

Two pink dahlia flowers with intricate petal arrangements bloom atop green stems with lush foliage, presenting a stunning close-up against a soft-focus garden background - Dahlia 'Jowey Winnie' with tips about growing dahlias

A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Dahlia Flowers

A person holds a bunch of freshly picked herbs, including rosemary, sage, and chives, with a lush garden in the background.

Best Companion Planting Herbs: Grow a Healthier, Pest-Free Garden

A smiling gardener, Stacy Ling, in a straw hat lovingly tending to a vibrant garden of zinnias, showcasing the joy of horticulture

Your First Cut Flower Garden: From Seed to Vase Guide

Vibrant light green hydrangea paniculata blooms with white tips flourishing in a lush garden setting, showcasing healthy growth and dense foliage (limelight hydrangeas). Hydrangea propagation heps grow more!

Pruning Hydrangeas and Ornamental Shrubs: A Complete Guide

A lush garden with various green plants and shrubs, including hostas and hellebores, surrounded by a small stone border. In the background, there are vibrant pink flowering bushes and a wooden picket fence. The lawn in the foreground is well-manicured.

How to Keep Deer Out of Your Garden

A rustic vase filled with a vibrant bouquet of mixed flowers, including sunflowers, pink and red blossoms, stands on a vintage white metal chair in a lush garden with greenery and colorful flora in the background.

Don’t Buy New! Discover the Charm of the Second Hand Flower Vase

Creamy peach dahlias blooming in a garden, surrounded by lush green leaves. A bee is collecting pollen on one of the flowers. In the background, trees and a small building are visible under a clear sky.

Must-Grow Dahlia Varieties for Your Cut Flower Garden

Meet Stacy

Hey Friends! If you are interested in growing a garden and decorating your home, you've come to the right place! I'm a trained master gardener on a mission to empower beginners to cultivate their green thumb and discover the joy of plants and flowers. I share practical tips and inspiration for organic gardening, low-maintenance plants, and creating a cozy, casual home filled with personality. Join me on this journey to discover the beauty, peace, and satisfaction of creating a space you love.