Over the last two weeks, I have been exploring TikTok. I have been using TikTok since the early days of the pandemic when there was not much else to do, but I have only ever been a TikTok lurker. So…
Month: May 2023
It’s Raining… Water and Fertilizer
Now the hard part begins – how do I keep everything alive? At the start of this project, I was nervous about this part as I planted a lot in a short amount of time so the upkeep felt overwhelming.…
Round 3: Perennials
Day 3. I was pretty confident in my abilities to garden as the last two days had gone so well, but I spoke too soon. The area I wanted to plant the perennials is riddled with weeds or at least…
Round 2: Vegetables and Herbs
Day 2! Today the goal was to build two garden boxes I got from Giant Tiger for a steal of a deal. Note: Just a note of caution here, please don’t buy these planters until you read ahead because disaster…
Round 1: Hostas, Hydrangeas, and Junipers
The time has come to transform my yard! I decided to spread my planting over three days: Day One: Hostas, Hydrangeas, and Junipers Day Two: Vegetables and Herbs Day Three: Pernennials So I began right where I planned. I started…
Tunes for the Soul
Can anyone out there do anything without music? I sure can’t. So naturally I needed to curate a Spotify playlist to listen to while I am out there gardening my heart out. Feel free to check it out: While I…
Getting the Goods
Yesterday I descended on, what felt like, every plant store in the city to get plants and herbs for my garden project. I am somewhat of a house plant aficionado, but when it comes to outdoor plants I know nothing…
The World of Social Media: A Personal Reflection
As a Cusper, I feel that I had the benefit of growing up in two worlds. In my early years, social media was particularly non-existent. As a family, we had the very typical early 2000s computer room with a monstrous…
Garden On!
Three years ago, my partner and I purchased our first home. And over the last three years, we have been consumed with learning how, and what it means, to be a homeowner. Year after year, we put a lot of…