Kay L.

About Kay L.

I’m a freelance writer and content creator with a passion for storytelling and gardening. My love of flowers started when I was given a book on floriography and realized that flowers can be used to communicate hidden meaning. Since then, I’ve rediscovered the joy of nature and the far-reaching impacts it can have on the human psyche. In my spare time, I collect crystals, write fantasy fiction stories, and create eclectic art.

Latest from Kay L.

How to Garden in a Small Apartment Space
How to Garden in a Small Apartment Space
If you live in an apartment, you’re probably thinking, why have a garden when I can go to the grocery and get the same stuff? Gardening in such a small space seems like a big hassle. For one, gardening helps...
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Water Saving Tips for Spring Gardening
Water Saving Tips for Spring Gardening
Jumping through the water of your sprinkler might be a fun way to cool off during summertime, but it doesn’t negate the fact that sprinklers are among the most wasteful usages of water, wasting approximately 1.5 billion gallons of water...
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The Most Fragrant Flowers for Your Garden
The Most Fragrant Flowers for Your Garden
When designing a garden, gardeners often focus on color and form, neglecting fragrance. But fragrance is just as important, and perhaps more so (especially if you’re stranded in a place that reeks of cat piss).  Many famed perfumes were once...
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Best Pet-Friendly Flowers to Buy or Grow
Best Pet-Friendly Flowers to Buy or Grow
People, including toddlers, have been warned repeatedly not to go munch on random flowers out in the wild. However, these warnings occasionally go unheeded by pets. It’s not always obvious which flowers are dangerous – even seemingly innocuous flowers like...
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What to do with Leftover Flowers in the Garden
What to do with Leftover Flowers in the Garden
Flowers, whether sold in floral arrangements or grown in your own garden, don’t last forever. The confetti masses of hillside flowers will eventually fade away, covered by snowdrifts.  However, there are many uses for flowers that don’t just involve flower...
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Flowers for a Chocolate Themed Garden
Flowers for a Chocolate Themed Garden
Are you a sweets junkie who can’t get enough of that sugar rush? Sometimes, sweetly-scented flowers in a darker shade are enough to curtail the urge to reach for a Lindt chocolate. These richly tinted blooms, brushed in shades of...
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Beautiful Perennial Vines for the Garden
Beautiful Perennial Vines for the Garden
One of the most common problems in gardening is finding ways to cover derelict spaces without spending a fortune. An easy solution is to grow flowers and vines on trellises, whether arched or attached to a garden bed. Unlike wooden or...
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Beautiful Annual Vines for the Garden
Beautiful Annual Vines for the Garden
Annual vines, and vines in general, are underrated elements in the garden that can instantly make it pop without costing thousands of dollars. Amidst verdant masses of green leaves, colorful flowers bloom, requiring little space to grow. Some are nectar-rich,...
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National Spinach Day: Green Power
National Spinach Day: Green Power
Spinach is definitely not one of those vegetables that children devour with relish. Adults who have gotten over their aversion to the leafy green may find it palatable in an omelette or a plate of ravioli, but overall, spinach’s standing...
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Flowers of Ancient Egypt
Flowers of Ancient Egypt
As the novelist Zora Neale Hurston notes, “Half gods are worshipped in wine and flowers. Real gods require blood.” Many gods were vicious, conceived as harbingers of war and bringers of plague during times of turmoil. Yet, the duality in...
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Kay L.

About Kay L.

I’m a freelance writer and content creator with a passion for storytelling and gardening. My love of flowers started when I was given a book on floriography and realized that flowers can be used to communicate hidden meaning. Since then, I’ve rediscovered the joy of nature and the far-reaching impacts it can have on the human psyche. In my spare time, I collect crystals, write fantasy fiction stories, and create eclectic art.