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.

Vegetables and Fruits Used to Color and Dye Foods
Vegetables and Fruits Used to Color and Dye Foods
“Green Eggs and Ham” is a whimsical children’s show that’s also popular among adults. In the underrated Netflix show, Sam constantly pesters his curmudgeonly companion, Guy, to take a bite of his favorite dish, the titular green eggs and ham....
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Strange Fruit: 8 Vegetables and Fruits That Used to Look a Lot Different
Strange Fruit: 8 Vegetables and Fruits That Used to Look a Lot Different
There are several things that come to mind when viewing a depiction of a watermelon done by Giovanni Stanchi, a 17th century Italian painter: ‘weird’, ‘surreal,’ and maybe even ‘fascinating. Among a cornucopia of staid fruits (peaches, pears, and squashes)...
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Towards the Sun: 10 of the Best Sunflowers to Grow
Towards the Sun: 10 of the Best Sunflowers to Grow
If you have a strong imagination, you might find the claim that sunflowers face each other on downcast days heartwarming. Alas, the anthropomorphic attempt to humanize them is a false claim that has no basis in evolutionary biology.  Yet, sunflowers...
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Victorian Gardens: Now and Forever
Victorian Gardens: Now and Forever
The Victorian era may have been codified as the era of mourning, but Victorian gardens were anything but drab. The Victorian age, eclipsed in the latter stages by the Gilded Age, was a time of stark opulence, the refined noble...
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Frogs in the Garden: Attracting Froggie Friends
Frogs in the Garden: Attracting Froggie Friends
Take a trip down to the bayou, and you’ll encounter many things of the creepy-crawly variety: alligators, snakes, and maybe even a shack-dwelling necromancer, not to mention frogs. The presence of frogs and toads in wetlands are an indicator of...
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5 Gardening Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed
5 Gardening Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed
When weeds are growing rampant and the sun is mercilessly beating down your back, a day in the garden can seem like guerilla warfare. But with the right tools, you don’t have to fight in the trenches any longer. Oftentimes,...
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Zen Garden Techniques
Zen Garden Techniques
Does the screeching squirrel outside your yard need a chill pill? Do you find yourself blowing up at the slightest inconvenience? If so, then both you and the squirrel could benefit from a Zen garden.  Stemming from Buddhist principles that...
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National Indoor Plant Week
National Indoor Plant Week
There are certain areas, bereft of greenery, that are known as hotbeds of misery, namely the local state penitentiary – or for some students, that dreaded institution known as school.  Houseplants automatically brighten up a dull and dreary spot, yet...
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Become a Garden Maximalist
Become a Garden Maximalist
Nature can be brutal, pretty much adhering to the Darwinist philosophy ‘survival of the fittest,’ but it doesn’t skimp. In the teeming jungles of Costa Rica, orchids can be seen festooning vines, and lush carpets of greenery are slashed by...
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10 Plants That Make Your Garden Stink
10 Plants That Make Your Garden Stink
In the plant world, a rank smell is unforgiving, bringing misery to every day of your life. As for the plants themselves, they couldn’t care less. In fact, their stinky nature can give them an advantage in attracting pollinators and...
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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.