Hip Chick Digs

Somehow I found time to write a blog post 😆 It's all about our new rain garden: what they are, why these sustainable landscape features are important, + resources to help you DIY'ers 💦
https://www.hipchickdigs.com/2021/02/backyard-rain-garden/

Childhood at it's best: freckles, searsucker, sunshine, + cherry tomatoes. The kids chow down on the bed with cherry tomatoes constantly - very few make it in the house. But there is a family rule that no one picks from the "sauce bed" except mama.

Beds are weeded + tomatoes are over two feet. Looks good, right? Not pictured are planting beds that need weeding, invasive morning glory invading thru the fence, chicken coop that needs cleaning... Feeling behind is a constant homesteading companion.

We are beyond fortunate to have our little homestead during these uncertain times. I'm busy sowing seeds + tackling weeds. The kids are creating games or finding quiet spaces to be alone with a book. I think my sanity would be long gone without my hands in the earth.

Hello gorgeous! It's nearly time for my favorite spring vegetable: artichokes! They are a fantastic, perennial veggie that prefers milder climates. They grow with very little care on my homestead and the silvery-green foliage looks really pretty in the garden.