Posts Tagged Garden

There’s something magical about cottage gardens. Overflowing with fresh flowers, aromatic herbs, and dazzling foliage, they invite you to slow down and get lost in a milieu of bright colors and fragrant blooms.

A lot of herb gardens fail before the first seed is even sown, and it often comes down to layout choices you aren’t even aware you’re making. Things like poor placement, mismatched water needs, and cramped roots will set your herbs up for failure — no matter how much time and effort you pour into caring for them.

I hear a lot of misconceptions about the zone 10a planting schedule, with many people falling under the assumption that you can grow anything at any time. But if you plant too early, an unexpected frost might wipe out your seedlings overnight. And if you wait too long, it is all but unavoidable they’ll be scorched by the intense summer sun.

I got tired of planning to homestead “someday” while I was living in the city, so I came up with creative ways to use my small spaces, ways I’m now turning into an urban homesteading guide for other city dwellers.