Gardening

Your newly established plant mom here.

It’s that time of year again. Warmer temperatures are here, everyone is spending more time outdoors and plants are beginning to bloom. This also means it’s time to revive and replenish your landscaping, Atlanta!

Do you have dreams of cultivating your own garden? Whether to save money, eat healthier or relieve stress, it’s time to start planning and digging. While you won’t reap a harvest of fresh veggies until spring, many crops require shorter days and cooler soil to thrive.

If you’re like me, you love your garden and plants, even if some don’t always love you back (looking at you, heirloom tomatoes), and work hard to give them attention. But come fall, the rules change for cold-weather gardening:

I recently invested in backyard landscaping, including an edible area. It has three large beds to plant, a cistern to collect water, blueberry bushes, a fig tree and an area for herbs.