Southern gardening tips

How to Host a Mother’s Day Floral Workshop at Home

How to Host a Mother’s Day Floral Workshop at Home

Create, connect, and celebrate the beauty of blooms and the women who nurture us. 💐 A Flower-Filled Memory in the Making There’s something magical about watching a woman create with her hands—gathering stems, clipping greenery, gently turning a bloom until it rests just right in the vase. I still remember the way my grandmother arranged…

Indoor Seed Starting for Cool-Season Vegetables: How to Get a Head Start with Root Crops

Indoor Seed Starting for Cool-Season Vegetables: How to Get a Head Start with Root Crops

Introduction Starting seeds indoors is one of the most rewarding parts of gardening. For cool-season crops like rutabaga, parsnips, and turnips, an early start indoors gives them the edge to thrive in your Zone 9 garden. These crops benefit from a controlled environment where you can nurture them from seed to healthy transplant, setting the…