• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Home Garden Joy
  • Home
  • How to Garden
    • Garden Pests
    • Plant Diseases
    • Raised Bed Gardening
    • Seed Starting
    • Tools & Equipment
  • Plants
    • Plant Profiles
    • Vegetables
    • Fruit
    • Herbs
  • Recipes
    • Canning and Food Preservation
  • About
    • Plant a Row for the Hungry – Central Virginia
    • Books & Classes
      • Herbalism Classes
      • Books for Christian Herbalists
      • Privacy Policy

Jeanne

Organic Gardening for Lazy Gardeners

a photo to illustrate how native perennial flowers attract butterflies

Three Native Perennial Flowers for American Butterfly Gardens

Bloomerang Lilac and Old Fashioned Lilacs

Planting Peas and the Folklore of Peas

shovel, pick axe, and rake

Planting Horseradish

Growing Sweet Peas

Gardening Cleanup for Spring

Plant Fast Growing Flowering Trees

First Signs of Spring: Robin Migration at Seven Oaks

a black butterfly on a pink azalea bush

Azaleas for the Home Garden

spangled fritillary butterfly on butterfly weed

Butterfly Garden Flowers

Crows and Other Pests on the Birdfeeder

Jeanne and Shadow

Sunday Fun and Frolics

hummingbird at a feeder

Attracting Hummingbirds to the Backyard Garden

New Life for Cheap Furniture-Easy Ways to Fix Up Old Furniture

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 53
  • Page 54
  • Page 55
  • Page 56
  • Page 57
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 68
  • Go to Next Page »

Footer

shovel, pick axe, and rake

Getting Started: Essential Gardening Tools for Beginner Vegetable Gardens

If you are new to gardening, choosing gardening tools can seem overwhelming. In this guide, I hope to make choosing the best gardening tools easier. Starting your first vegetable garden is one of the most rewarding steps you can take toward a healthier, more intentional lifestyle. I’ve been gardening on and off since childhood, but…

Read More

a single asparagus shoot in the home garden

How to Grow Asparagus in the Home Garden

Homegrown asparagus is a treat, and if you have enough room to grow it, adding an asparagus bed to the garden offers rewards for years to come. Asparagus is a perennial vegetable. Each year, it sends up new shoots from the crown. The young shoots are harvested while other shoots are left on the plant…

Read More

potatoes drying on a screen

How to Grow Potatoes in the Home Garden

Who doesn’t love potatoes? Fried, mashed, or baked, potatoes are a staple of most family dinners. If you’ve ever wanted to grow your own, our guide to growing potatoes in the home garden will help you master the art of growing the perfect spud. While potatoes have very specific soil requirements, if given what they…

Read More

three cats checking out their christmas stockings

Christmas Gifts for Gardeners They’ll Love

Are you looking for Christmas gifts for gardeners? This is your holiday gift guide to find the perfect present for that special gardener in your life! I have a lot of experience shopping for Christmas gifts for gardeners, that’s for sure. My dad was an avid gardener, and I delighted in buying him gifts from…

Read More

  • About
  • Plant a Row for the Hungry
  • My Books on Amazon
  • Awards
  • Privacy Policy

Let’s Connect!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Threads
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2026 Home Garden Joy on the Foodie Pro Theme