Today I’m sharing our June 2020 garden update! This post is a few weeks late, but I’m getting it up, mostly so I can remember what our garden (and my sweet Zoe) looked like in June 2020. She turned 7 this year, and it’s hard to figure out where the time went. Goodness, it feels […]

Vegetable gardening! I receive THE MOST questions about our garden this time of year, and since our gardening story is unique, and my approach to gardening is super chill, and I figured I’d go ahead and write an updated post on the topic. You can see my past garden posts here (my last update was […]

We’re done with garden fresh & pick-your-own strawberries here in Northern Virginia. The season was short and sweet (sooooo much rain), and we ate salads like this one nearly every day while the strawberries lasted. I know the rest of the country is still reaping lush, juicy strawberries, and I wanted to share this simple […]

“Almost anyone can have enough soil, light and seeds to become involved in the magic of growing things. … You may have 300 acres to work with, or three; a large and fertile garden surrounding a suburban home, or a tiny square space in the back of your city home; you may have a large […]

It was such a pleasure to sink one’s hands into the warm earth, to feel at one’s fingertips the possibilities of the new season. – Kate Morton, The Forgotten Garden Each year we’ve been at our little VA farmhouse, we’ve added a bit to our garden! The first year, we did nothing except manage what the […]

                This year will be my first Mother’s Day as a mom! I’m so excited! Around this time last year, I hosted a little Mother’s Day brunch at my friend Jennifer’s house. It was a brunch full of millennials, most of whom were separated from their mamas on […]

  I am so blessed to know the ladies at Sweet Root Village! Since meeting Rachel and Lauren late last year (at Carrie‘s baby shower!), and starting to work with them on collaborative projects earlier this year, we’ve just had so much fun. They’re a constant encouragement, they push me creatively, they are seriously talented […]