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.

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Big Leaf Plants for a Lush Garden Oasis
Big Leaf Plants for a Lush Garden Oasis
Many gardeners find themselves sick of their leggy petunias languishing on the front porch, but don’t have enough money to book a getaway vacation to the tropics. One easy way to create the impression of an outdoor oasis right in...
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Top 12 Long-Lasting Cut Flowers
Top 12 Long-Lasting Cut Flowers
Cut flowers are more than a nice addition to tables, windowsills, and drab corners of your house that need brightening – they’re the secret weapon of interior designers, used to hide defects. Regrettably, some flowers wither quickly, gone like the...
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12 Types of Spider Plants to Grow
12 Types of Spider Plants to Grow
Spider plants aren’t the most attractive houseplants, but they are certainly reliable – they will always answer the roll call as ‘alive,’ even if gardeners would wish otherwise. Virtually unkillable, spider plants propagate profusely, producing a mass of plantlets that...
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11 Dark Fruits and Vegetables for a Goth Garden
11 Dark Fruits and Vegetables for a Goth Garden
The Victorians who popularized the goth aesthetic may be long gone, but for Wednesday Addams and countless others, darkly romantic things are all the rage. Goth gardens, filled with plants of a darker shade, often conjure fantastical images of carnivorous...
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How to Create a Romantic Garden
How to Create a Romantic Garden
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
Living Mulch: Grow Your Own Ground Cover to Suppress Weeds
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
Extreme Heat Hacks for Urban Gardeners
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
Low-Effort Lazy Gardening Tips
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
How to Attract Fireflies to the Garden
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
Fast-Growing Vines to Create Natural Shade
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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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.