Tag: gardening

7 Things to Do While Listening to Music

June 17, 2024

Music is the backdrop to our lives. Whatever we are doing, we can almost always have music along with us for the ride. Sure, it is good to just lie back, relax and listen to a favorite playlist from time to time too, but sometimes, you want to pair music with an activity to make it even more fun, so let’s take a look at just some of the activities that are better with a beat!

The End Of A Relationship Is Not The End Of The World: How Nature Can Help Us Heal

June 29, 2021

I was talking with a friend the other day who’d been going through a hard time, following a breakup with his boyfriend. As you know, when I’m not on Essentially Pop, I am often to be found in my garden, so it’s not difficult to guess that when I gave him my advice on how to get through this pain, my mind turned to a garden analogy.

Fruit And Vegetable Success Stories: What We’re Growing And What Works Best For Us

June 25, 2021

What’s your best gardening success story? Mine has to be strawberries. I want to say they’re practically foolproof but I have been known to kill some plants!

Spring Is Here, And So We Ramp Up The Garden Adventures

March 23, 2021

Life…uh…finds a way. Out of nowhere it feels like winter has retreated to a seat out the back, and made room for spring to have its time in the spotlight. Sure, the weather isn’t super warm just yet, but if you’ve been following the weather forecast with any sort of focus (I have, because I am crocheting a “weather scarf” – more on that another time), you’ll definitely have noticed that the mornings aren’t quite so brisk, and the now sunlit evenings don’t also have that bone-chilling factor that makes you want to go back indoors pronto.

Essentially Gardening, Or, How Does Lisa’s Garden Grow?

March 8, 2021

I’ve always been an avid gardener, and as a mother of four, I’m constantly trying to look after the health of my family, so growing my own fruit and vegetables has been more than just a hobby, it’s become part of my lifestyle.