Whether you have forty acres or a pot on your back deck, country gardening is all about the simplicity of nature, the satisfaction of physical labor, and the soul-comforting pleasure of creating something beautiful out of seeds and dirt. Enjoy the ideas and tips here for your own earthly delights, and let me know how your garden grows!
Resources
Gurney’s Seed and Nursery
My favorite online garden center.
Seed Savers
A non-profit organization that saves and shares heirloom seeds.
Wind & Weather Online Catalog
Cool home and garden ornaments, weather instruments.
A few country garden stories from the farmhouse blog:
How Does Your Garden Grow?
What She Does When She’s Bored
Drying Herbs
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Category Index Pages
- The Farmhouse Table (Recipes and More)
- Primitive Crafts & Country Style
- The Country Garden
- The Old Barn (Animals and Farming)
- Wild, Wonderful West Virginia
- Living the Country Dream
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