The Garden Journal

Seasonal notes, honest product reviews, quick tips, and stories from the balcony. The guides tell you how — the blog is where I tell you what just happened.

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Balcony pots ready for spring Coming Soon

Spring Prep: Getting Your Balcony Ready After a Long Winter

The snow's gone, the pots survived (mostly), and it's time to plan what goes where this year.

Self-watering planters with herbs Coming Soon

I Tried 6 Self-Watering Planters — Here's the One Worth Buying

Spoiler: the most expensive one wasn't the best. Here's what actually kept my herbs alive.

Herb stems rooting in glass jars Coming Soon

3 Herbs You Can Regrow from Grocery Store Scraps

That $3 basil from the store? Don't throw out the stems. Turn them into free plants.