by Whitney Anderson | Jan 2, 2022 | Gardening
Last year, I expanded my raised bed garden. My plan was to garden in-ground this time to save money and to try something different. Once we got into the project, I realized that plan wouldn’t work. My garden is on a gentle slope that seemed harmless before, but...
by Whitney Anderson | Dec 27, 2021 | Birds, Wildlife
Last spring, we bought and installed a birdhouse. Pretty soon after, a pair of bluebirds moved in. We had other wildlife cameras around our property and I wanted to figure out how to put a small camera in the birdhouse. It turned out to be pretty easy and I will show...
by Whitney Anderson | Sep 7, 2021 | Gardening, Insects, Native Plants, Wildlife
One of the best things about my garden this year is how many pollinators I have been able to attract. Last year, I didn’t see nearly as many as I would have liked, so I took steps to attract more. It has been such a delight this year to see so many different...
by Whitney Anderson | Jul 14, 2021 | Gardening, Growing Guides
Garlic is very easy and rewarding to grow. You just need a few bulbs and lots of time. Here in Virginia (7A), I planted in October and harvested in June. This was my first time growing garlic and I was pleasantly surprised. How to grow garlic Get organic bulbs and...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 25, 2021 | Garden Technology, Gardening
My husband works in IT and I work in digital communications, so it should be no surprise that we digitized our garden last year by setting up an irrigation system and a system to control it digitally. Our software also allows us to check humidity and soil and air...
by Whitney Anderson | May 13, 2021 | Gardening
I signed up for an online class about Virginia native plants several months ago sort of on a whim. I really signed up for it because of the words “Virginia” and “plants” and thought it would be great to learn more. Well, I missed the key word,...
by Whitney Anderson | Apr 5, 2021 | Gardening, Wildlife
When I started my garden, I had a fence using T posts and plastic deer fence. It worked for deer but didn’t keep out smaller animals that would come in underneath it. This year, since I was expanding the garden, I wanted to improve the deer fence as well. We...
by Whitney Anderson | Mar 24, 2021 | Garden Technology, Gardening
If you have many different types of plants that you are growing, it can get confusing. I will show you how to organize your seed packets and all of your plant details, while making the information easily accessible from anywhere. I will also give you my template to...
by Whitney Anderson | Jan 26, 2021 | Gardening
After battling cabbage worms and losing, I decided to eliminate the problem by creating my own row cover hoops, which also work for frost protection, too. After setting up the row cover, I had no issues whatsoever with my next batch of cole crops. I even saw the pesky...
by Whitney Anderson | Dec 19, 2020 | Gardening
For years, I wanted a bigger garden than my tiny little 4 x 6 patch. I got caught up in decision paralysis, but my biggest quandary was where would I put a bigger garden? I didn’t feel like I had the ideal spot on a small suburban lot with a wide, shallow,...
by Whitney Anderson | Dec 6, 2020 | Gardening
I have dabbled in gardening for around 10 years with a tiny little patch on the side of my house. 2020 was the year that I finally stopped dreaming of a bigger garden and started digging. I started with a simple goal — I wanted to grow food to eat, but the...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 10, 2019 | Holistic Living, Safe Beauty
After just returning from the beach, I wanted to share my safer sunscreen recommendations with you. As someone with very fair skin, I begrudgingly have a tight relationship with sunscreen. I actually hate sunscreen and prefer to avoid the sun, wear protective clothing...
