Visiting the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham
Last Saturday was a hot one! I know it’s not officially summer yet, but this heat and humidity is a REAL doozie. The kids and I met up with one...
Visiting the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh
After a long bout of being stuck at home with sick kids, Jonah and I finally got a chance to go out on a date on Thursday! We visited the...
NC Planting Calendar & What to Plant This Week
For those of you who are growing in NC (zone 7B), this planting calendar from NC State Extension is the bomb dot com. I’ve printed mine out to keep with...
Seed Starting 2022
As I write this, I’m sitting on my couch, surrounded by seeds, garden books, a vomit-inducing amount of kids toys, while watching “Gardener’s World” on Amazon Prime. Can I just...
Seed Comparison Shopping
I was raised by a shopaholic mom. No joke. We would drive all the way from our house in Cary to as far as Greensboro just to get a deal....
2022 Goals: Carpe(t) Diem?
It’s that time of year again… time to evaluate how I did on my goals from the past year and make plans for the year ahead! So how did I...
That time I straight up broke my shovel…
I broke a shovel today! I don’t know whether to be angry or somewhat proud of myself for exerting that much force. I’ve been doing battle with some horrible holly...
Raleigh Farmer’s Market
In my quest to visit a bunch of our local farmer’s markets, I took a trip to the BIG Raleigh Farmer’s Market (AKA the State Farmer’s Market). Talk about huge,...