When you’re planning your vegetable garden, it’s easy to focus on what you want to harvest—tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, cucumbers. But one of the simplest ways to grow a healthier, easier garden is often overlooked: adding herbs and flowers right into your vegetable beds. Herbs and flowers don’t just add color. They help attract beneficial insects,…
Before You Plan Your Garden, Create a Vision
Every January, I see the same thing happen. Gardeners buy seeds.They sketch plans.They make ambitious lists. And then—somewhere between planting and mid-season—they feel overwhelmed, frustrated, or discouraged. Not because they did anything wrong, but because they skipped one important step: They never created a vision for their garden. Before you decide what to plant or…