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Beneath the Ivy
Beneath the Ivy is a seasonal living journal about routine, rhythm, and choosing a slower pace in an anxious world.


Yellow Globe Danvers Onion: A Classic Storage Onion for the Cottage Garden
In a garden filled with colourful heirloom vegetables, the Yellow Globe Danvers onion might not appear especially remarkable at first glance. Yet its quiet usefulness is exactly what made it so important to generations of gardeners.

Tricia
Mar 204 min read


The Sugar Snap Pea: From Idaho Fields to Backyard Gardens
Sugar snap peas are a spring garden favorite. Explore their history, with planting tips, care advice, and companion planting for a sweet, crisp spring harvest from your garden.

Tricia
Mar 113 min read


5 Old-Fashioned Garden Skills Worth Keeping Alive
Discover the value of old-fashioned garden skills that connect you with nature and improve garden health. Keep old-fashioned garden skills alive!

Tricia
Feb 63 min read


Red Drumhead Cabbage: From Victory Gardens to Your Cottage Garden
Explore the Red Drumhead cabbage, a heritage heirloom once grown in Victory Gardens, cherished for fall flavor, pickling, and winter storage.

Tricia
Jan 243 min read


The Enchanted Climber: A Cottage Gardener’s Guide to Clematis
In this blog post, I will walk you through everything you need to know about caring for clematis, from planting to pruning!

Tricia
Oct 18, 20245 min read
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