Plants
All things plants: Tips on how to start a container garden, deadhead roses, make herbal teas from garden harvests, and more.
Upcycling thrift store finds into indoor gardening accessories
Now that spring is in full swing, I find myself, yet again, entranced by the indoor plant section at The…
Where can you buy affordable plants? Here are the 7 best places to look for cheap plants
My love for plants hasn’t waned over the years, but I have become more mindful of what I bring into…
Decluttering a plant collection is tough but totally possible — here’s how to do it
The Central Valley is so spellbinding this time of year. Just outside my window, pinkish white flowers envelope treetops and…
7 best places to buy beautiful & budget-friendly pots for your plants
I remember the good old days when I'd buy a plant and just let it sit in its garish, shiny…
Using up kumquats
Let’s take a break from the thrifting blogs this week. Today, I want to talk about my dad’s kumquat tree,…
Brewing jujube tea from homegrown, sun-dried jujubes for the perfect autumn beverage
When I worked in downtown Oakland in college, I’d occasionally return to my quaint Berkeley studio with a huge plastic…
Drying Bulgarian rose to make rose tea
I am fond of the idea of being a chic rose girl, but unfortunately, I’m seldom a rose girl in…
Planting and caring for strawberries in the fall
Now that I'm 29, one hard truth that I’ve come to accept about myself is that I’m a fairweather outdoor…
Pruning rose bushes during the summer
I am a neurotically detail-oriented Virgo daughter of a must-have-things-visually-orderly Libra mother, so, of course, against the advice of every…
Harvesting fresh English lavender to make tea
In proper Swiftie fashion, I have been in a lavender haze lately. That’s to say, the English lavender I’ve been…