I absolutely adore basil. It is definitely my favorite herb! I just love the fresh smell of it and the culinary uses. I love to use it in pestos, infused in olive oil, in a fresh caprese salad or in a strawberry lemonade. It just tastes so amazingly wonderful! In this video the host is [...]

This is another great video with wonderful tips on growing indoors, or container gardening. This time we’re talking about ginger! I so love ginger in a variety of culinary uses. I like to use it as a base with garlic, shallots and peppers when making pulled pork. I also love to boil ginger down into [...]

I absolutely love garlic and can never eat too much of it. I find that garlic is a very fundamental base in creating delicious dishes! It is also quite good for you. Garlic is a species of onion and its close relatives are onion, shallot, leek and chive. These are pretty much all of my [...]

Vertical gardening is the perfect answer to growing vining crops. Vining crops would include watermelon, cucumber, tomatoes and more. Vertical support is the key to vertical gardening and is quite easy to achieve! You need lots of room when you grow vining vegetables like melons, squash, cucumbers and pumpkins. If you don’t have the growing [...]

I absolutely love strawberries! This juicy little berry is so wonderful in all kinds of foods. I love to enjoy strawberries that have been macerated in balsamic vinegar, served on top of vanilla ice cream. The combination of the tart strawberries with the creamy vanilla ice cream is dreamy. So, with my addiction to strawberries [...]

A square foot. That is all it takes to start a patch of a garden. I found this video to be very inspirational, because it can be quite overwhelming to start and build a garden from scratch. The cool idea about this video is this can be done anywhere — even on an apartment balcony, [...]

Miniature gardens are truly magical. These adorable are gardens grown all types of vessels: from bird baths to barrels, to pots and window boxes, there is a miniature garden out there for everyone. In fact, one of my favorite types of miniature gardens are fairy gardens! I truly believe fairies need beautiful homes too. The [...]

I love the simplicity of creating water gardens in containers. When planting these types of plants it is ok to water and not worry about creating too much moisture in the plant. In fact you actually need to purchase a container that does not have holes for drainage. Some popular water garden plants are: Water [...]

Personally, I believe tulips are some of the most beautiful flowers in the world!  It is my dream to some take a trip to Keukenjof in Holland to see endless fields of tulips.  They are such a graceful flower, and I love the depth of colors. Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending [...]

Herb gardening is the perfect garden for beginners. I believe it is one of the easiest gardens to grow and is so simple to maintain. If you’re looking to start up a basic herb garden, you really do not need to invest too much time or money. This is how I started gardening, and find [...]