A Journal of Gardening

Why Old Southern Gardens Rarely Had Bare Soil If you walked through many old Southern gardens generations ago, you likely would not have seen rows of exposed dirt baking beneath the summer sun. Instea … read more

Why So Many Old Southern Gardens Had Flowers Mixed With Vegetables There was a time when Southern gardens were never planted in perfectly straight rows of vegetables alone. Tomatoes climbed beside mar … read more

Broadleaf Plantain: The Healing Herb Once Called “White Man’s Footprint” Long before modern lawns and sidewalks covered the countryside, Broadleaf Plantain quietly followed people wh … read more

The Secret to Rich Garden Soil Naturally Long before bags of synthetic fertilizer lined store shelves, Southern gardeners understood a simple truth: Healthy soil grows healthy plants. Some of the most … read more

The Lost Art of Seed Saving in Southern Gardens There was a time when saving seeds was simply part of life in the South. Gardeners carefully dried bean pods on front porches, stored tomato seeds in ma … read more