Gardens & Nature

Garden Keeping Journal - August 2026 Edition

Tips, Inspiration & Checklists for Zone-7 (and neighboring) gardeners, plus a 20%-Off Discount for Organic Garden Products

Aug 1 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

Porch Journal: A Little Mid-Summer Wander

Courtyards, juniper slab tables, apricot climbers, and a glass-bead project that's been "someday" for too long

Jul 17 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

Garden Keeping Journal - July Edition

Monthly Tips, Inspiration & Checklists for Zone-7 (and neighboring) gardeners

Jul 4 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

Porch Journal: Little Earth Fellows at Juniper Hill Cottage

Sweet berries, shade, and other myths about Arizona

Jul 3 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

Porch Journal: Come Along for a Late Spring Garden Stroll at Juniper Hill Cottage

Foxgloves, Evening Primroses, and Dahlias - Oh My

Jun 12 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

Garden Keeping Journal - June Edition

Monthly Tips, Inspiration & Checklists for Zone-7 (and neighboring) gardeners

Jun 6 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

The Dragonflies Would Like a Word

The three-pronged mosquito attack plan, and choosing an imperfect kind of stewardship

Jun 5 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

A Meadow Landscape: Curated Botanical Guide

A beautiful 47-page companion design resource guide to the Meadow Landscape project, for thoughtful garden inspiration

May 29 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

A Meadow Landscape: From Bare Lot to Layered Garden

Behind the design: creating a landscape that feels rooted, and a peek inside the thinking behind it, plus the before & after

May 22 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

The Old Wisdom of Herbs

The countless ways in which herbs enrich everyday life

May 8 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

Garden Keeping Journal - May Edition

Monthly Tips, Inspiration & Checklists for Zone-7 (and neighboring) gardeners

May 2 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

Porch Journal: Early Spring Garden Glimpses

Early blooms, small shifts, and the garden waking up at Juniper Hill Cottage

Apr 17 • Miriam🌼 Carlson-Maier

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