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  • Our First Garden

    The year before I went to grad school I binge watched a lot of Jamie Oliver cooking shows with my family. And I fell in love with the idea of cooking with fresh herbs. They’re kinda pricey to buy at the supermarket so a small herb garden seemed like the best solution. Sadly student housing isn’t the best place to grow herbs so it was a dream I had to put off.

    Photograph of basil freshly planted

    When I moved into our house in NW Arkansas I was most excited about the little garden plot out back. I could already imagine the scent of freshly grown basil, thyme & oregano {and tossing them into my dishes.} I make no claims at being an expert cook, but thanks to Pioneer Woman and Jamie Oliver I’m taking a good stab at learning.

    Once I’d finished weeding and plopped the little plants into the fresh garden soil I was pretty proud of myself. What a difference!

    Before and after shots of a small garden bed. One overrun with dead weeds and another with fresh soil and nine green herbs.

    This isn’t a DIY post because I’m far from qualified to write one. Maybe I’ll do some gardening tips posts in the future. (Once I know what I’m doing.)

    I just left my little plot in Nathan’s hands while I’m in Mississippi. So excited to be here to tell Mary Anna & Caleb’s wedding story.

    Leave your gardening tips and stories in the comments below!

    What do you grow?

    Cheers,

    Sarah

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