A New Beginning
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STORY: Butterflies are so special to me. It’s a representation of a New Life after death. The death of the caterpillar hence a BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY
Our Tiny Paradise
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STORY: Back on Jan. 6th 2016 we had a house fire and lost everything. My husband, our son, our two dogs and myself, ended up in an RV, we found a small lot in an RV park and that is where we are. Very tiny lot, not the best of an area and so decided to make it a small paradise for our family. Now we are growing veggies, berries, beans, bok choy, herbs, potatoes, garlic, flowers, trees and more. I
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Mini-me.
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STORY: When I fractured my ankle she took 9ver.
My First Garden
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STORY: I recently bought a house in Hudsonville, MI. It is known as the "Salad Bowl" of Michigan. It was as inspiration. My sister and I palnted a lot of flowers. I wasn't really thinking about planting a vegetable garden this year. However, my wheels started turning when I spotted two galvanized basement egress window wells in the neighbors yard. He was just about ready to take them to the scrap yard. He said I could have them. I repurposed them
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A Storybook Dream Come True
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STORY: As a young girl I was a voracious reader. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett was one of my very favorite books and I have read it many times through the years. I didn't do much gardening growing up in Florida other than the assigned chore of pulling weeds in the heat in our yard. I fantasized about living in an area with four seasons, enjoying brilliant autumn leaves and crisp snowy landscapes, and especially springs and summers riotous
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Grammy’s helper
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STORY: My Granddaughter Mylah is my shadow. My passion is gardening. Needless to say it’s hers now also! She jumped right in before age 1 and was getting dirty! Helping me. She planted her own pot garden this year at her home. I also helped her do a Save the Bees campaign and we planted wildflowers
Watering in style
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STORY: This is my daughter helping water the garden. In Minion sunglasses because why not!
How I Started Gardening &the Garden in My Roots
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STORY: Being decendants of farmers, it is no surprise my parents always had a garden. This lead to my growing up pulling weeds, picking fruit and vegetables, and watching mom do her canning. When I moved into this home where I am, I immediately needed to start gardening, you could say it was in my roots. I have several gardens here, but my favorite is my kitchen garden, right across the driveway from my kitchen. I raise all my own vegetables
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For the love of flowers
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STORY: When I was a little girl, I admired flowers so much that I found myself drawing them and lingering around them when I was near. I was always hard on myself and thought that I’d be a black thumb, but after buying our house that had rose bushes, I knew I had to learn to keep them alive. So I bought some gardening books and now have more Rose bushes, tulips, daffodils, phlox, peonies,Coreopsis, gladioli, dahlia, succulents, cacti, etc... and
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