Gardening Tips

Having a garden is a key aspect of a sustainable lifestyle. When you go to the grocery store to buy produce like fruits and vegetables, as well as eggs, each of those items comes with a carbon footprint and other environmental complications. Unfortunately, a lot of industrial-level farming practices aren’t good for the environment and they aren’t sustainable either. Growing your own fruits and vegetables reduces the negative impact that industrial farming has.
We are strong proponents of living a sustainable lifestyle, both by having a garden and by making environmentally friendly choices that put you on a more sustainable path. That includes using less single-use plastic, conserving energy and water, gardening using organic methods, avoiding synthetic chemicals inside and outside of the home, driving less, living off the grid, and other sustainable efforts.

Sustainable living isn’t just good for the planet but it’s good for you too. Often times, living sustainably means simplifying your life – you get more out of life with less. Sustainable living helps avoid unnecessary consumerism, save money, save the earth, and save your sanity all along the way.

Our gardening tips will help guide you to a greener lifestyle that benefits the planet, your pocket, your community, and yourself too. If all of us did just a little bit to be more sustainable, we could have a massive positive impact and change our world.

So let’s explore these gardening tips together and work toward a greener future for our kids and grandkids.

9 Reasons To Save Your Basil Blooms - Featured image
10 min read Gardening Tips

There’s nothing quite as disappointing as watching those plump flower buds emerge at the tips of your beloved basil (Ocimum basilicum) stems—especially after months of coaxing lush, aromatic leaves from that Mediterranean favorite in your garden or windowsill pot! I know the temptation is strong to pinch off all those blooms to force more leaf...

15 Vegetables That Can Grow In Buckets Year Round - Featured image
16 min read Fruits And Vegetables

Whether you’re short on garden space or simply love the flexibility of container gardening, growing vegetables in buckets is an absolute game-changer. I still remember the first time I tucked a handful of bright green lettuce seedlings into a five-gallon bucket on my tiny balcony—it felt like a small miracle to harvest fresh greens mere...

10 Reasons Why You Should Plant Peppermint By Your Entrance - Featured image
11 min read Gardening Tips

There’s something undeniably charming about stepping up to a front porch and being greeted by a fresh, invigorating scent. If you’ve ever stood at an entrance and suddenly felt uplifted, it might have been the subtle tingle of peppermint wafting through the air. Peppermint (Mentha × piperita), a hybrid of watermint and spearmint, hails from...

9 Reasons Why Your Houseplants Have Powdery Mildew On The Soil - Featured image
10 min read Flowers And Houseplants

There’s nothing more disheartening than spotting a white, dusty layer creeping across the surface of your cherished pothos or African violet’s soil! You’ve nurtured these plants—perhaps a snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata) from West Africa or a peace lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) native to Central America—expecting robust, glossy leaves, only to find powdery mildew settling in like...

11 Things Master Gardeners Want New Gardeners To Stop Doing - Featured image
11 min read Gardening Tips

Master gardeners have seen it all—those hopeful first-time plantings, the late-night weeding marathons, and yes, the all-too-tempting impulse purchases of every shiny new seed packet! But over the years, they’ve also noticed a string of common missteps that trip up many eager newcomers. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right yet your garden...

15 Plants That Don’t Mind Intense Heat - Featured image
7 min read Flowers And Houseplants

I’m thrilled you’re looking for plants that laugh at triple-digit temperatures! As someone who’s burned my fingers pulling wilted seedlings out of a blistering raised bed, I know how discouraging it is when your garden feels more like an oven than an oasis. In this article, we’ll explore fifteen sun-worshipping plants that hail from blazing...