Lemon basil, purple basil, and sweet basil grow alongside each other in herb garden. Provence lavender and sweet woodruff plants in partial view in background.

What We're Growing in Our Garden this Summer - Herbs

Sharing all of the herbs growing in our yard and garden this year including common culinary herbs, herbs grown for aromatherapy, and pollinator-friendly plants. There's a big variety and I'll be using all of them in my cooking and Etsy shop products. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a…

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Butterfly Nursery Container Garden containing parsley, dill, fennel, a mini butterfly puddler, and butterfly garden stake sits in grass.

Butterfly Nursery Container Garden

Support local butterflies by planting a butterfly nursery container garden including a variety of host plants for butterflies to lay their eggs on. This garden idea includes easy-to-find host plants like fennel, dill, and parsley, plus a mini puddler as a water source. This post may contain affiliate links. Making…

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Hot honey chicken sandwich sits on wooden board with garlic sauce container, bowl of pickles, bowl of arugula, tongs, and white kitchen towel in partial view.

Easy Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich

This easy hot honey chicken sandwich is made with ready-to-cook breaded chicken and simple ingredients from Hungryroot, including pepper jack cheese, fresh arugula, pickled onions, and creamy garlic sauce on a toasted brioche bun for a sweet-heat lunch or dinner. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through…

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Collage featuring flowers that provide seeds for birds including Black-eyed Susans, marigolds, sunflowers, cosmos, coneflowers, coreopsis, zinnia, and Autumn Joy sedum.

How to Grow Your Own Bird Seed Garden

Want a garden that provides a natural food source all season long? These seed-producing plants - including flowers, herbs, and ornamental grasses - create a wildlife-friendly garden that supports birds from bloom time through winter as seed heads dry on the stalks. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a…

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Cat-friendly container herb garden sits under front of deck. Orange tabby cat in partial view in background eating from food dish underneath raspberry bushes.

Cat-Friendly Container Herb Garden

Create a cat-friendly container herb garden with cat grass, parsley, and catnip. Large decorative rocks add a climbable barrier, turning the planter into an interactive outdoor space for curious cats to graze and explore. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through one of these links helps support…

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