Fun DIY Garden Decorations to Brighten Your Winter Wonderland

Fun DIY Garden Decorations to Brighten Your Winter Wonderland

Hello, garden friends! Just because the flowers are snoozing and the soil’s wrapped in frost doesn’t mean your garden has to look like a frozen tundra. Winter is the perfect time to get creative and add a little sparkle, whimsy, and warmth to your outdoor space. And don’t worry—it doesn’t require green thumbs, just a […]

5 DIY Garden Crafts to Brighten Your Space (and Your Mood)

5 DIY Garden Crafts to Brighten Your Space (and Your Mood)

🌿 by The Dirt on Grammy When the weather outside says “Nope, not today,” it’s the perfect time to bring the garden inside — or at least, to bring your garden ideas to the craft table! Whether you’re waiting for spring or just want to add a little extra sparkle to your space, these DIY […]

🍂 Fall Gardening with Grandkids: Pumpkins, Puddles, and Pure Joy

🍂 Fall Gardening with Grandkids: Pumpkins, Puddles, and Pure Joy

There’s something special about gardening in the fall — the air is crisp, the leaves crunch underfoot, and my grandkids think raking is some sort of competitive sport. (Spoiler alert: it’s not, especially when Grammy ends up under the leaf pile.) Fall used to be my quiet gardening season — time to tidy up, tuck […]

How to Plan Next Year’s Garden Like a Pro

How to Plan Next Year’s Garden Like a Pro

By The Dirt on Grammy You know that feeling in October when you finally pull out the last of the tomatoes and think, “Next year, I’m going to be so organized”? Then spring rolls around, and you’re standing in the garden center like a deer in headlights, holding 14 seed packets of things you’ve never […]

The Best Gardening Guides to Turn Your Backyard Into Grammy’s Pride

The Best Gardening Guides to Turn Your Backyard Into Grammy’s Pride

Gardening isn’t just about plants—it’s about patience, dirt under your nails, and that moment you finally outsmart a tomato hornworm. Whether you’re dreaming of a veggie patch that could make your neighbors swoon or just trying to keep a basil plant alive longer than a week, having a good guide makes all the difference. Lucky […]

How to Build a Mini Greenhouse at Home (Without Losing Your Marbles—or Your Tomatoes)

How to Build a Mini Greenhouse at Home (Without Losing Your Marbles—or Your Tomatoes)

By The Dirt on Grammy If you’ve ever lovingly started seeds in the spring, only to watch them freeze their little cotyledons off during a surprise cold snap, you know the heartbreak. One day they’re thriving, the next they look like wilted lettuce. I just have to shake my head and say, “Mother Nature has […]

“Putting the Garden to Bed (Without the Bedtime Stories)”

“Putting the Garden to Bed (Without the Bedtime Stories)”

As the nights get chillier and the days shorter, it’s time for that annual ritual every gardener knows: putting the garden to bed. Now, if you’re picturing tucking your tomato plants in with a cozy quilt and reading them Goodnight Moon, you’re not far off — except instead of a quilt, it’s mulch, and instead […]

The Fun of Collecting Seeds From Your Garden

The Fun of Collecting Seeds From Your Garden

Ah, gardening — the hobby that keeps on giving. It’s part therapy, part magic show, and part workout (depending on how many weeds are in your path). From poking those first little seeds into the soil to watching your garden explode into a riot of blooms and veggies, it’s a joy that never gets old. […]

How to Grow Giant Pumpkins Without Losing Your Mind

How to Grow Giant Pumpkins Without Losing Your Mind

By The Dirt on Grammy Let’s be honest—growing giant pumpkins sounds like something straight out of a fairy tale. You picture yourself standing proudly in the yard beside a pumpkin so big it could double as guest housing. (Airbnb, anyone?) But what no one tells you is that behind every picture-perfect pumpkin is a gardener […]

Why Snails Are Secretly Plotting Against You

Why Snails Are Secretly Plotting Against You

If you’ve ever strolled out to your garden in the morning, coffee in hand, ready to admire your beautiful lettuce patch, only to find a crime scene of ragged leaves and suspicious slime trails… you already know the truth. Snails are not the slow, harmless little cuties they pretend to be. No, my friends—snails are […]