Christy, Author at Gardenerd

Nasturtiums, calendula, and poppies cover the ground in beautiful chaos.

Wordless Wednesday: March Garden Madness

Recent rains brought the garden to life with all its chaos and glory. Here's some inspiration for your March garden madness.

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Post published:March 19, 2025
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YouTube: How to Repot Lemongrass

Our latest YouTube video shows you step-by-step how to repot lemongrass plants that have become sad and overgrown. Fix your root-bound pots and get ready for abundant growth.

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Post published:March 18, 2025
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Icicles form on tree branches as they melt

Hardiness Zone – What Does It Mean?

We spent a week in a completely different hardiness zone this week, and it was a chance to see how latitude and elevation can change your gardening experience entirely. While…

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Post published:March 12, 2025
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YouTube: A Container Garden Glow Up with Vego Gardens – Part 2

Our container garden glow up continues in our latest YouTube video. This week: irrigation, filling the beds, and transplanting overgrown, sad container plants into the new planters.

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Post published:March 11, 2025
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Mittens walks her beat to patrol the garden for critters.

Wordless Wednesday: Seasonal Changes

Some of you gardenerds are already experiencing seasonal changes. We saw a friend's post today saying "I heard birds for the first time today; must be spring!" Here's some inspiration…

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Post published:March 5, 2025
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YouTube: A Container Garden Glow-Up with Vego Gardens – Part 1

In our latest YouTube video, our neglected hodgepodge of pots was waterlogged and root-bound. Christy shares this fantastic upgrade to Vego Garden planter beds.

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Post published:March 4, 2025
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High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening is the newest addition to Christy's stack of books.

Save The Date – Book Launch Party

Save the date for Christy's book launch party. Bring your burning gardening questions on April 6th at 3 p.m. to celebrate this new book.

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Post published:February 26, 2025
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Why do we hill up potatoes?

YouTube: Why Do We Hill Up Potatoes?

You've probably heard that you're supposed to hill up potatoes, but do you know why? In our latest video, Christy explains the two reasons why it's a good idea.