Juniper’s Garden
Where dirt under the fingernails meets beauty in bloom, Juniper’s Garden shares expert gardening wisdom with a little sass, a lot of heart, and inspiration for every season.
Juniper’s Blog
call Me Miss Bee-Haven
The other evening, my husband and I were sitting out in the garden listening to the steady hum of bees drifting from bloom to bloom. The alliums were absolutely vibrating with bumble bees, the catmint was doing brisk business, and somewhere nearby a fat little carpenter bee sounded like a tiny motorcycle with opinions.
He looked around and said, “You’ve really created a bee haven here.”
Naturally, I replied, “You may now refer to me as Miss Bee-Haven.”
Ten Rookie Gardening Mistakes I wish Someone Had Warned Me About
Gardening is one of those hobbies where you can read twelve books, watch forty-seven videos, and still accidentally murder a perfectly innocent plant because you “thought it looked thirsty.”
Every gardener starts somewhere. And most of us begin with enthusiasm, optimism, and absolutely no understanding of what we’re doing.
I certainly did.
Coming Soon!
Tomatoes: The Gateway Drug of Gardening
There is a moment every summer when you pick a sun-warmed tomato straight from the vine, take a bite standing barefoot in the garden, and suddenly become completely insufferable about store-bought tomatoes forever.
That’s the moment gardening truly gets you.
Tomatoes are often the plant that turns casual gardeners into obsessed gardeners. You start with “I’ll grow one little patio tomato,” and before long you’re researching heirloom varieties at midnight and arguing passionately about pruning methods like you’re preparing for televised debate.
I understand. I’ve been there.
Coming Soon!