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It is winter. The holidays have come and gone. The New Year is here. And I think it’s safe to say that most folks are in planning mode.  There are New Year’s resolutions and goals to think about. If you’re like me, you’re doing some homeschool planning for the coming year. You may even be […]

Hi, friends! Join me and my family on an (0:00) after-lunch nature walk where we’ll spend some time enjoying the world around us and collect some of the beautiful things nature has to offer. After our walk, (2:07) we’ll head outside to finish up our homeschool group lessons and then (3:59) head to the garden […]

Hi, friends! In this week’s vlog, (0:00) I’m starting off by giving you a garden tour of one of the many gardens around my home. This one is a work in progress, and I’m adding some fall bulbs so I’ll have some spring blooms next year. Next up, (14:04) I’m sharing some behind-the-scenes of the […]

It’s that time of the year, friends.  Autumn. And with autumn comes so many seasonal living to-dos — many of which are in the garden. When it comes to fall gardening to-dos, there are many. Summer blooms needing to be pruned. Spent annuals needing to be removed (or left if you’re into Piet Oudolf’s style). Adding […]

We’ve been living in our new home for four months now, and the project list feels never-ending. As we transition from winter to spring, my thoughts continually drift towards the project of creating a beautiful home garden—something I’ve come to love and value. Gardens, in my opinion, are one of the key elements that make […]

It’s been a while since I’ve written a post sharing the work we’ve been doing around our home. If you’ve been reading Growing Up Herbal long, you’ll know we bought a piece of property a few years back with a pretty outdated house that needed a good bit of work. We loved the land and […]