Gardening 101 + I’m giving away a garden!

By Lara | March 15, 2018 |

Have you tried gardening? Interested in starting one? Perhaps, like me, you haven’t always had a green thumb (I have killed a lot of plants in my life!). If that’s you, my annual Gardening 101 series just might get you growing this year. Photo in Gracie’s Garden by Gina Zeidler I’ve updated the popular series…

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GARDENING 101, Part 1: The Story of an Unlikely Gardener

By Lara | February 23, 2017 |

Never in my life did I think I would be writing a series on my blog about GARDENING. What is happening here?! Image by my friend Gina Zeidler. Friends, I am an unlikely gardener. I have killed a lot of plants in my life! For the majority of my existence, I didn’t understand how people loved spending time with…

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Goal Gardening: How I’m Growing My Number 1 Goal

By Lara | January 6, 2017 |

We’re about to get some snow here in North Carolina, but my winter garden is ready for it. These pansies and violas are hardier than you think! After seeing how hardy pansies and violas are around here (colorful blooms often popping through the snow), I decided to do something fun for the winter—a whole garden…

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