Budget a barrier? Start a native garden for $20 or less . Click here to get the workshop.
I was sitting on my front steps on a hot June afternoon, eating strawberry yogurt popsicles with my one-year-old daughter. It was part of our daily summer ritual: head outside, eat a pop, wait for Dad to come home from work, and greet him in the front yard. It was the cutest little “young family…
This might be an unpopular opinion, but here’s my hot take on Valentine’s Day: It’s sweet and all, but it’s also a bit of a grind. The commercialization of a day meant to celebrate love and connection makes the gestures – chocolate, cards, flowers, fancy dinners – feel more performative than genuine. Not to mention:…
“I don’t have time to plan, prep, or maintain a native garden.” “I don’t have the mental bandwidth to worry about one more thing.” “I don’t have money to do this right.” “I’m not an expert.” Does that sound familiar? Because my brain sounded something like this, too. I was hesitant to get started with…
I’m settled in at my desk with a hot mug of tea, a muffin, and a notebook. I just lit a candle, and I even have a flannel blanket on my lap, too. I’m about to get started on the coziest winter activity I can imagine. Am I about to journal? Make a vision board?…
Like many people new to native plant gardening for beginners, I had to reconcile my big garden fantasies with the reality of limited time, energy, and mental bandwidth. I’ve had to be honest with myself about the season of life I’m in (single-income family with a preschooler) and how that impacts the time and energy…
If you’ve been wanting to start a native garden but keep thinking…
You’re not alone. Most people assume they need hundreds of dollars and a full yard makeover to begin.
You don’t.
In this short, beginner-friendly workshop, I’ll walk you through exactly how to start a simple native garden for around $20 – using a realistic, low-pressure approach that actually works in a busy, real-life yard.