Category: Kitchen Gardening

  • Top 10 Garden Trends for 2026

    Top 10 Garden Trends for 2026

    The post discusses various gardening trends, emphasizing the interconnectedness of marketing, influencers, and grassroots movements. Key trends include mindfulness, cut flower gardening, specimen plants, and compact fruit options for smaller spaces. Ann also highlights ecological practices like naturescaping and promotes the aesthetic of maximalism, culminating with a focus on hydrangeas and ferns.

  • HOEC: the Home Orchard Education Center and its Orchard CSA

    HOEC: the Home Orchard Education Center and its Orchard CSA

    Last fall I decided to join the board at the Home Orchard Education Center. It’s an organization that’s near and dear to my interests since it not only helps to train others in orchard care, but food is also an inclusive, community-centered part of horticulture. And while orchards can be beautiful and ornamental, they also…