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Whitney Anderson Gardening

  • Pipevine Swallowtail Dorsal View
    Gardening, Insects, Native Plants, Wildlife

    Common backyard butterflies in Virginia and the southeastern United States

    One of the best things about my garden this year is how many pollinators I have been able to…

    September 7, 2021
  • harvested garlic
    Gardening, Growing Guides

    How to grow organic garlic

    Garlic is very easy and rewarding to grow. You just need a few bulbs and lots of time. Here…

    July 14, 2021
  • Garden Technology, Gardening

    Digital Garden Irrigation & Monitoring

    My husband works in IT and I work in digital communications, so it should be no surprise that we…

    June 25, 2021
  • monarda fistulosa, bee balm
    Gardening

    Plant Native Plants

    I signed up for an online class about Virginia native plants several months ago sort of on a whim.…

    May 13, 2021
  • How to build a custom deer fence for your garden
    Gardening, Wildlife

    How to build a custom deer fence for your garden

    When I started my garden, I had a fence using T posts and plastic deer fence. It worked for…

    April 5, 2021
  • seed storage and plant database on mobile phone
    Garden Technology, Gardening

    How I organize my seeds and plant information

    If you have many different types of plants that you are growing, it can get confusing. I will show…

    March 24, 2021
  • DIY row cover hoops with insect cloth
    Gardening

    How to create easy hoop row covers in the garden

    After battling cabbage worms and losing, I decided to eliminate the problem by creating my own row cover hoops,…

    January 26, 2021
  • Whitney's Home Garden
    Gardening

    Starting a home garden from scratch

    For years, I wanted a bigger garden than my tiny little 4 x 6 patch. I got caught up…

    December 19, 2020
  • whitney in the garden
    Gardening

    Love of Gardening

    I have dabbled in gardening for around 10 years with a tiny little patch on the side of my…

    December 6, 2020
  • Holistic Living, Safe Beauty

    Safer Sunscreens

    After just returning from the beach, I wanted to share my safer sunscreen recommendations with you. As someone with…

    June 10, 2019
  • meal planning
    Cooking

    How to meal plan (when you hate doing it)

    I like cooking. But, I don’t like planning for it or shopping for it. Which is weird, because I…

    January 13, 2019
  • Nags Head, Outer Banks Sunrise on the beach
    North Carolina, Outer Banks, Travel, USA

    Outer Banks Travel Guide

    At the end of May, we took the kids on their first Outer Banks beach vacation. I came here…

    June 18, 2018
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I'm Whitney. I specialize in organic gardening and garden technology with interest in native plants & building wildlife habitat.
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