About Kay L.

I’m a freelance writer and content creator with a passion for storytelling and gardening. My love of flowers started when I was given a book on floriography and realized that flowers can be used to communicate hidden meaning. Since then, I’ve rediscovered the joy of nature and the far-reaching impacts it can have on the human psyche. In my spare time, I collect crystals, write fantasy fiction stories, and create eclectic art.

Latest from Kay L.

Landscaping Ideas for the Colder Months

#Better Gardening #flowers #gardening #gardening tips #Plant Selection and Care #plants #soil #trees #vegetables #winter

There’s nothing that says more ‘ugh’ than a desiccated patch of lawn. Winter is a time of gloom, when the summertime garden is woefully stripped down to barren branches, little more than a skeletal network of trees. For many gardeners,...

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Winter Garden: Plants for Seasonal Interest

#cold weather #gardening tips #Plant Selection and Care #plants

Winter is a time in many people’s lives that not only brings coldness and isolation but a sense of dread and discomfort. The treacherous cold seeps into your bones, and every step feels like a painful struggle. It’s as...

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Seasonal Splendor: Christmas Plants and Flowers to Decorate Your Home

#Garden recipes #gardening tips #Plant Selection and Care #vegetable gardening #winter

If you’re a self-admitted Grinch, you’ll probably scoff at a Christmas tree laden with lights and be really irate with Mariah Carey’s incessant All I want for Christmas is You. But even those without Christmas cheer can be appeased with...

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Common Items You Didn’t Know Were Compostable

#Advanced Techniques and Innovations #Better Gardening #gardening tips

For some gardeners, their compost bins fill up quickly, while others have the opposite problem, with their bin sitting empty for weeks. When it comes to composting, most people immediately think of kitchen scraps and grass clippings. However, less obvious...

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Wisteria Pros and Cons: Should You Be Growing This Vine?

#gardening #gardening tips #plants

Wisteria is a beautiful plant that has amassed a legion of devoted fans. Throughout history, it has predominantly been grown for its beauty, with its delicate cascade of lavender blossoms trailing to the ground in enchanting formations. In Chinese mythology,...

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“Horti-Futurist” Gardening

#Advanced Techniques and Innovations #flowers #gardening tips #Plant Selection and Care

Sci-fi novels in the past often envisioned the future as a glittering metropolis of chrome and skyscrapers, with flying cars whizzing by and information flowing at the speed of light. Sadly, reality has proven to be consistently dismal, and society...

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10 Low Budget Hacks for Your Houseplants

#beginner tips #Plant Selection and Care

The stakes associated with most houseplants are rather low, which is why they’re so popular to those with limited time and budgets. Unlike a prized tree that can set you back hundreds of dollars, houseplants are simple to maintain and...

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Succulent Garden Ideas That Will Transport You to Another World

#gardening tips #Green Thumb Knowledge #Plant Selection and Care

When people think of succulents, they usually envision the compact cactus varieties left on windowsills, neglected for weeks on end. At any rate, it seems inconceivable to turn an entire lawn into a succulent garden, but for gardeners living in...

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10 Creative Ways to Style Mums

#Better Gardening #Plant Selection and Care

Whether it’s the simple garden mum sitting in its pot or the statelier iteration, with its ruffled petals in full bloom, chrysanthemums are an incredibly versatile flower. Fall is the season for mums, and every gardener’s abode would be amiss...

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12 Garden Inspired Thanksgiving Recipes

#Garden recipes #gardening #herbs #Plant Selection and Care

If you’re a woefully bad cook, then you know the struggle come Thanksgiving Day – and the misery that comes with trying to find a restaurant that’s open. Some people treat Thanksgiving like a regular day off, watching TV and...

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