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.

Romantic Plants for a Cottage Garden
Romantic Plants for a Cottage Garden
English manor gardens were very enviable – they lacked the rigid formations of French formal gardens, yet displayed an exuberance like none other. Roses, hydrangeas, and wisteria spilled over terraces in luxuriant splendor. Some cottage gardens trend toward the frillier...
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Top Garden Flowers to Start from Seed in March
Top Garden Flowers to Start from Seed in March
The bane of winter is one that gardeners are well acquainted with, with its starving, icy fingers and pale ascent. But eventually, the spring months jostle into place.  When summer comes like a jolt, announcing its arrival with a bright...
3 min read
What to Do When Your Indoor Plants Get Too Leggy
What to Do When Your Indoor Plants Get Too Leggy
“Leggy” is a funny term to describe underperforming plants, but fortunately, it’s one of those terms that don’t require much difficulty to extrapolate meaning. Unfortunately, leggy plants tend to be sparse, unattractive, and floppy. The stems grow long and weak,...
4 min read
11 Exotic Asian Fruits to Try for Flavor
11 Exotic Asian Fruits to Try for Flavor
It is easy to see why Hawaii, with its oceanic blue beaches, is known as paradise on Earth, but in terms of a gastronomy experience, Malaysia is the ultimate tropical fruit paradise. The market stalls, laden with an astounding variety...
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The Hidden Tick Magnet in Your Yard: Japanese Barberry
The Hidden Tick Magnet in Your Yard: Japanese Barberry
Do you feel that you are easily ticked off, your anger resting atop a gasoline-fueled, combustible pile of kindling? Sometimes, the source of one’s ire can be surprising – and for anyone afflicted with ticks, they’re probably surprised that this...
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Best Architectural Winter Plants
Best Architectural Winter Plants
Winter is known as the fallow season, when the field lies barren. At worst, it’s a blight that decimates everything in its path – its cruelty becoming legend during the First World War, when it claimed the lives of both...
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Non-Toxic Houseplants That Are Safe for Cats
Non-Toxic Houseplants That Are Safe for Cats
You have a problem: your cat just can’t keep their paws to themselves and keep destroying your houseplants, some of which contain numbing agents or are toxic. Essentially, it boils down to a precarious situation – choose the plant or...
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Humidity-Loving Bathroom Plants
Humidity-Loving Bathroom Plants
A bathroom is not normally considered a suitable place for houseplants – it is rarely a luxurious destination for most people, and in the worst case, breeding grounds for mold spores. However, there are houseplants that avidly seek moisture.  Bathrooms...
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Pros And Cons: Planting Evergreen Shrubs in the Landscape
Pros And Cons: Planting Evergreen Shrubs in the Landscape
Green is a way of life in the garden, but unfortunately, deciduous trees are only partly green, losing their leaves to the bane of winter. Some people choose evergreens for their courtly symmetry and ability to remain green throughout, without...
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Expensive Backyard Upgrades That You’ll Probably Regret
Expensive Backyard Upgrades That You’ll Probably Regret
With gardening comes the need to revamp your outdoor space, but some renovations are mere frivolities that become outdated within a few years. In the beginning, some home-improvement projects seem great but turn into a regrettable pile of headaches later...
4 min read
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.