LIVE SIMPLY. GROW YOUR OWN FOOD. MAKE NATURAL THINGS
I'm Tanya and I believe that we can make a difference to the environment through growing and making our own. There’s empowerment in creating things from scratch -- be it from the soil, homegrown produce, or materials natural or reclaimed.
Here on Lovely Greens you'll find fresh ideas for growing herbs, flowers, fruit, and veggies and creatively using them in the home. It's not all about making wholesome homemade food either! Lots of homegrown and foraged plants can be transformed into natural beauty products. Learn more
How to pick wild berries, fruits, and mushrooms Many easy to identify wild foods are ripe for the picking from August to October. That makes autumn the best time for beginners to start foraging. It’s mid-September and there’s a wild abundance in the hedgerows, parks, and municipal plantings. Just yesterday I noticed a tree covered in crab apples outside a…
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Forage, dry, and use rose hips for tea How to dry and use rose hips for tea. Tips on picking rose hips, three ways to dry them, and instructions on how to brew them in a tea pot It’s that time of year again and the hedgerows are heaving with fruit. With most people intent on collecting juicy blackberries, the…
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Yes you can take your plants with you when you move Tips on what to do when moving garden plants to your new home. Planting ahead, modular containers, moving vans, taking cuttings, and when you should leave your plants behind This piece is in partnership with Gardena, Europe’s leading brand of high quality gardening tools. Over the summer they’ve sent…
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You don’t need fancy equipment to make Sauerkraut Make sauerkraut using a very simple recipe and method. All you need is cabbage, sea salt, a bucket, bowl, and brick Back in high school I remember reading that the vikings were able to sail to Iceland and beyond because of sauerkraut. Even later sailors had trouble reaching distant lands because fresh…
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Grow cucumbers on a ready-made “Trellis” Re-purpose a wood pallet into a quick and sturdy DIY cucumber trellis — no tools required. It gives space for the plants to grow and makes harvesting an easy task. There’s no better way to grow vining cucumbers than on a cucumber support. Without one, they’ll happily scramble over the ground but there are…
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