It is the season of fresh salads! I typically live for fall, but lately I have been living for spring because this is the time …
Pollock and Henbit Deadnettle Salad
Herbs
Alchemy Garden #24: What We’re Growing In 2023
Here in Southern Virginia, winter has been alarmingly mild with only a few weeks here and there of frost and absolutely no snow. However, that …
Summer Herbal Harvest 2022
With summer half way through, I wanted to share some of the wonderful herbs I was able to harvest so far! Ever since I took …
Third Year of Gardening
This is my third year of gardening, and I am excited to share what I’m starting with this year. This year, I envisioned something new …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 22: Creating Fall Beauty
10/10/2020 Gorgeous, lumpy pumpkins, vibrant golden colors, and heavenly spiced delicacies are what make autumn my absolute favorite season. Time to wrap up my spring-summer …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 21: Relaxing!
8/25/2020 As summer progressed and the weather ran its course, I noticed that after every single storm or crazy weather, the garden flourished. Even the …
Alchemy Journal Entry 20: Did We Survive the Storms? A Healthy Harvest Awaits!
6/7/2020 We got our first week of reliable sunlight in what feels like forever! The skies have cleared up and the leaves on the plants …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 17: Assessing the Battlefield
5/29/2020 There’s a shy blue sky today, but the clouds are still threatening. I still have two more thunderstorms to look forward to before the …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 16: The Perfect Storm
5/28/2020 The day started out very fun. I went to the garden center today to pick up some topsoil for my fresh new garden bed …
Alchemy Garden Journal Entry 4: First Round of Herbs
Even though I prefer to social distance, I made my first trip to a store other than a grocery store in almost 2 months. My …