Dirt!

Dirt!

 We’re talking about beginnings in this post and wanted to share a little more about the beginnings of our project.  For the past few summers, we have had a homemade mini-golf course on our front lawn. It was fun, eye-catching, and a low-key way to introduce people to...
Lavender

Lavender

Lavender is a lovely, fragrant perennial that can be grown in flower beds or containers and is a great plant to attract pollinators to your garden. Unlike most of the flowers you see in our garden, lavender is not native to North America but is indigenous to the...
Seed Starting

Seed Starting

Starting seeds indoors is a great way to get into gardening and can be a really rewarding and satisfying hobby. You also can do it fairly inexpensively, right in your own home, and enjoy the benefits for months. This post shares some tips and tricks for getting...
All About Onions

All About Onions

Of all the plants we are hoping to grow this year, onions have to be started the earliest and they became the first seeds sown for the 2021 OCHM Garden. We decided to grow onions because they were one of the earliest introduced crops to our area, first arriving here...