Arietza

About Arietza

Arietza was born in Mexico and graduated with an Occupational Safety and Hygiene degree in Houston, Texas. After moving to Croatia in 2019, she decided to pursue her true passion for writing. With her background in safety reporting, Arietza applies her attention to detail in her writing on travel, gardening, and budget living. Beyond writing, she enjoys morning swims with her husband and dog in the Adriatic Sea, exploring Europe, and indulging in stone-oven pizza and gelato. With her captivating writing style and curiosity-driven nature, Arietza is a welcomed addition as one of our partnered authors, engaging readers with unique perspectives and genuine enthusiasm.

Latest from Arietza

7 Tips to Build Healthy Soil Before You Ever Plant in Raised Garden Beds
7 Tips to Build Healthy Soil Before You Ever Plant in Raised Garden Beds
Healthy garden soil is the secret to a healthy garden, and the good news is that you don’t need fancy tools or harsh chemicals to build it, just a system of good practices that work with the natural processes already...
3 min read
7 Signs It’s Time to Update Your Garden Setup for the New Year
7 Signs It’s Time to Update Your Garden Setup for the New Year
A new year is the perfect opportunity to step back and take an honest look at how your garden performed last season, because sometimes the biggest improvements don’t come from planting more or even from what went into the garden...
3 min read
Gardening Mistakes I Made Last Year and How I Plan to Fix Them
Gardening Mistakes I Made Last Year and How I Plan to Fix Them
Last year, meaning 2025,  it feels fresh, I know! reminded me that gardening is a constant learning process, even when you think you have things figured out. Some mistakes slowed things down, others impacted harvests, and a few forced a...
4 min read
6 Reasons to Add a Potting Bench to Your Garden Shed in 2026
6 Reasons to Add a Potting Bench to Your Garden Shed in 2026
Upgrade your gardening space with a well-structured garden shed that isn’t just for storage anymore, but a functional workspace where planting, prep, and organization all happen in one place, and a little mess is expected, not a problem. Adding a...
3 min read
10 Commonly Discarded Edible Greens to Use in the Kitchen
10 Commonly Discarded Edible Greens to Use in the Kitchen
It’s remarkable how many leafy greens end up in the compost bin simply because we’re not used to cooking with them and don’t know how nutritious or useful they are in the kitchen. This blog focuses on 10 of the...
3 min read
Reminiscing on the Top 10 Gardening Trends of 2025
Reminiscing on the Top 10 Gardening Trends of 2025
Every year leaves its mark, with lessons learned from successes, mistakes, and full-on fails that just humbled us. Some things are here to stay, some trends are remembered, and others are better left unmentioned. Let’s review the top 10 trends...
3 min read
Gardening Goals in 2026: Month-by-Month Seasonal Checklist
Gardening Goals in 2026: Month-by-Month Seasonal Checklist
Starting a new gardening year on the right foot is all about being organized and knowing what to expect from each month of the growing season, and sometimes planning means creating a strategy and laying down a few ground rules,...
5 min read
7 Tips to Adding More Natural Light to a Greenhouse
7 Tips to Adding More Natural Light to a Greenhouse
Greenhouses exist to create a warm environment for plants, so most people assume they’re automatically bright and sunny as well. That assumption holds only when the structure is planned and managed with light as the top priority. In reality, many...
3 min read
Holiday Food Scraps You Can Regrow in Raised Garden Beds
Holiday Food Scraps You Can Regrow in Raised Garden Beds
Holiday cooking means lots of ingredients going in and out of the kitchen, and while this is a great time to save scraps for the compost bin, some of those scraps create more than leftovers, they become planting material. Many...
4 min read
Christmas Leftovers You Can Compost
Christmas Leftovers You Can Compost
Around Christmas time, it seems like we are constantly doing trash runs. The garbage fills up fast, and it can feel overwhelming to keep up with it all. But here’s the good news: with a little organization and teamwork at...
3 min read
Arietza

About Arietza

Arietza was born in Mexico and graduated with an Occupational Safety and Hygiene degree in Houston, Texas. After moving to Croatia in 2019, she decided to pursue her true passion for writing. With her background in safety reporting, Arietza applies her attention to detail in her writing on travel, gardening, and budget living. Beyond writing, she enjoys morning swims with her husband and dog in the Adriatic Sea, exploring Europe, and indulging in stone-oven pizza and gelato. With her captivating writing style and curiosity-driven nature, Arietza is a welcomed addition as one of our partnered authors, engaging readers with unique perspectives and genuine enthusiasm.