Start Your Own Kitchen Garden
Every garden begins with a single step—and you're in exactly the right place to start. Whether you're dreaming of homegrown vegetables, gathering armfuls of blooms, or simply growing a few herbs on the windowsill, this cozy guide will walk you through the first steps of creating your own kitchen garden, no matter your space or experience.
Below, you’ll find beginner-friendly tutorials to help you plan, plant, and nurture a garden that's beautiful, abundant, and perfectly your own.
Plan Your Garden
Plan the Garden You’ll Love to Tend
The best gardens are built with intention—and joy. These posts will help you design a space that fits your time, tastes, and dreams.
Build Your Garden Beds
Create a Foundation for Growing
Good soil and sturdy beds are the heart of a thriving kitchen garden. Here's how to prepare your growing space, whether you're starting from scratch or refreshing an old plot.
Choosing What to Plant
Grow What You Love to Eat and Share
In a kitchen garden, every plant earns its place at the table. These guides will help you choose crops that suit your family’s tastes and your garden’s conditions.
Seasonal Rhythms
Planting with the Seasons
Discover how to align your planting schedule with the rhythms of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Watch and Learn
Step Into the Garden with Me
Prefer to watch? Come along for a quiet tour of my seed-starting setup and spring garden planning session.
Starting a kitchen garden is a journey rooted in hope and nurtured with love. Every tiny seed you plant is a promise of beauty, nourishment, and connection to the natural world. I’m so glad you’re here to grow with me.