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.

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...
4 min read
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...
3 min read
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With gardening comes the need to revamp your outdoor space, but some renovations are mere frivolities that become outdated within a few years.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
Outdated Backyard Trends to Avoid in 2026
Outdated Backyard Trends to Avoid in 2026
Backyard trends are different from fast fashion – once implemented, the changes made to your turf are often sadly irrevocable. When planning your garden, it’s important to carefully consider which trends are appealing, especially those that require large-scale undertakings. There’s...
4 min read
Dark, Gothic Plants are the 2026 Trend: Try Those for an Indoor Garden
Dark, Gothic Plants are the 2026 Trend: Try Those for an Indoor Garden
The advent of modern technology means that crop failures are mostly a thing of the past. However, the goth aesthetic, popularized by the Victorians, isn’t going anywhere – goth gardens are on the rise, hooking people with their melancholic, darkly...
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Low Light Houseplants that Thrive in Dim Light
Low Light Houseplants that Thrive in Dim Light
“I am half sick of shadows,” laments the Lady of Shalott in Tennyson’s melancholic poem. These days, it seems that all living things abhor darkness, where foul creatures scurry and root in the miasma. If you keep murdering your expensive,...
4 min read
Are Plastic or Artificial Flowers Bad?
Are Plastic or Artificial Flowers Bad?
In cities across the world, fake flowers have gone from a common fixture in funeral parlors to a must-have for trendy shops, bars, and restaurants. Wall-mounted plastic blooms, once seen as “tacky” and “vulgar,” are now considered chic, a trend...
4 min read
Top Gardening Trends for 2026: What to Expect
Top Gardening Trends for 2026: What to Expect
Gardening trends come and go, with some relegated to obscurity. In the ever-growing chaos of the modern world, gardens are meant to be respites from chaos and destruction. This year, trends have shifted towards embracing a rustic garden design –...
4 min read
Cold-Season Vegetables That Taste Better After Frost
Cold-Season Vegetables That Taste Better After Frost
Going outside for a run feels like an exercise in sadism. It’s not every day that gardeners find the motivation to crawl outside, never mind putting a heaping of vegetables on their plate.  Interestingly enough, there are some cold-hardy vegetables...
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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.