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 Create a Romantic Garden

#flowers #Garden Bed Design and Preparation #garden planning #gardening tips #gardening tools #Landscape Design and Ecological Gardening

The whirring susurrus of cicadas, roses a rich cabaret clambering over iron cast gates and stony walls, the ethereal flapping of butterfly wings – these are the sounds and sights at the heart of a romantic garden. A romantic garden...

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Living Mulch: Grow Your Own Ground Cover to Suppress Weeds

#2025 gardening #fertilizing #Garden Prep #garden protection #gardening tips #mulch

Although mulch is a crucial component in gardening, it’s not always the most fun to apply. At times, it smells – it also needs to be replenished every year. If you find yourself tired of your pitiful lawn, a good...

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Extreme Heat Hacks for Urban Gardeners

#garden planning #garden protection #gardening tools #Green Thumb Knowledge #hacks #Heat Tolerant #summer #summer gardening

Summer is often heralded as a relaxing time, until the high temperatures hit. Unpleasant for everyone, heat is a killer, lending an ominous, stifling sense of foreboding as soon as you step out. While gardeners have the luxury of an...

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Low-Effort Lazy Gardening Tips

#garden planning #gardening tips #gardening tools #Green Thumb Knowledge #summer gardening #trellis

There’s this saying: work harder, not smarter. You are probably familiar with that one colleague who spends hours slogging through his paperwork, when you could have done it within an hour. The truth is, a lot of the information that...

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How to Attract Fireflies to the Garden

#gardening #gardening tips #Green Thumb Knowledge #insects

Summer is a magical aspect of childhood, conjuring to mind the susurrus of crickets, the rush of river song in an old-growth forest, and summers spent by the beach. One of the most nostalgic aspects that can be found right...

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Fast-Growing Vines to Create Natural Shade

#2025 gardening #Better Gardening #Garden Prep #hacks #Plant Selection and Care

When you’re looking for easy ways to create shade, speed is of the essence. An easy solution is to cover an arched trellis with fast-growing vines. While annual vines are useful for covering fences or structures in a short span...

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Fruits That Are Banned in the US

#2025 gardening #fruit #gardening tips #Green Thumb Knowledge #organic gardening #Organics #Outdoors

Fruits from foreign lands often seem strange, with indescribable flavors and bizarre appearances that seem straight out of a storybook. However, not all forbidden fruits are desirable – some are illegal or heavily restricted, subject to stringent FDA checks due...

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What is a Meditation Garden

#2025 gardening #Garden Beds #garden design #gardening tips #gardens #Green Thumb Knowledge

In a world of constant flux, the outside world can seem like a terrifying place, full of monsters both literal and metaphorical. Although yoga and meditation music are always touted as ways to help one relax, they often seem boring,...

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How to Get Rid of Squirrels in the Garden

#2025 gardening #garden protection #gardening #gardening tips #pest control #pests

Squirrels may seem like friendly denizens of the backyard, but they are actually agents of chaos that have gained the ire of many gardeners. They’ll ransack crops, gnaw on electrical wiring, and even cause willful destruction to property by chewing...

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14 Yellow Flowers to Brighten Your Garden

#2025 gardening #flowers #Garden Prep #gardening tips #gardening tools #lawn care

Yellow is definitely not a color that ranks favorably, even if you’re not Wednesday Addams. Many go so far as to despite the color, deeming it childish, garish, or offensively bright. In the Victorian language of flowers, yellow was denoted...

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