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Raised Beds vs. In Ground—Which is Better for Gardening?

Raised beds have taken the gardening world by storm, and just about every vegetable gardener claims at least one raised bed in their design. But are raised beds better for gardening? People feel passionate about gardening in raised beds vs in ground…

Advice Green Thumb Ideas by Home & Garden Overload March 13, 2024

5 Quick Fixes: Plastic-Free Ways to Start Seeds

Buying plastic starter pots and trays certainly isn’t going to tip the world into a climate disaster, but when there are so many plastic-free options these days, you have every reason to choose sustainable over synthetic. Below, five Gardenista-approved, Earth-friendly options for…

Advice Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload February 23, 2024

Kim Stoddart on The Climate Change-Resilient Vegetable Garden

If you go online to search for a book on vegetable gardening, you’ll discover there are literally thousands of titles on the topic. One new standout in the category is The Climate Change–Resilient Vegetable Garden: How to Grow Food…

Shopping by Home & Garden Overload February 22, 2024

Editors’ Picks: 10 Essential Kitchen Tools

If there were a fire in the house, these are the kitchen tools we would take with us; 10 simple, low-tech implements for stirring, grinding, measuring, peeling, grating that we couldn’t live without. Above: Julie’s pick is a simple Ceramic Mortar &…

Advice Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload February 21, 2024

What Happens if My Plant Has Early Blooms?

From cherry blossoms in December to spring bulbs in January, I’ve seen some flowers bloom exceptionally early. If you’ve also seen some early blooms, you might be worried about how this will affect your plant when it inevitably gets cold again. Here’s…

Container Gardens DIY Projects Green Thumb Herb Garden by Home & Garden Overload February 14, 2024

Your Step-By-Step Guide for Starting Seeds

Organic gardens are as good for the earth as they are for its lucky inhabitants. The secret to growing a healthy, lush garden all begins with a single seed. This guide covers all the basics for starting seeds so that you can revel…

Advice Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload February 13, 2024

25+ of the Best Annual Flowers to Start From Seed

Starting flowers from seed may not be as popular as vegetables, but they deserve a spot in your seed-starting tray this spring. By growing annuals from seed, you can have a garden full of colour, fragrance, and pollinators at a fraction of…

Shopping by Home & Garden Overload January 24, 2024

10 Easy Pieces: Leather Sling Lounge Chairs

Danish midcentury designer Børge Mogensen was traveling through Spain when he took note of an ornate chair with wide armrests traditional to Spanish medieval furniture construction. Inspired by the style, he designed the Spanish Chair in 1958 with a low oak frame…

Travel by Home & Garden Overload November 28, 2023

The Soviet Country Cottage, A Photo Book by Fyodor Savintsev

In northern Europe there are varying ideas of what a summer house might be: a place by the water in Scandinavia, a dwelling among vegetables in Germany, or, in the UK, a leaky outdoor room, maybe furnished with a couple of old…

Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload October 25, 2023

Does Talking to Plants Help Them Grow? Here’s What Science Says

Talking to plants is a completely normal thing gardeners do. We can’t help but comment on how cute their new leaf is or say how nasty those aphids are for feasting on them. But can talking to your plants help them grow?…

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