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03/03/2026
Some of these photos may not look like what’s outside our window right now, but this is exactly why I love season extenders.
In early spring and again in fall, they allow us to stretch what is possible in a northern climate. We use both custom cold frames built to fit inside our raised beds and simple hoop systems. They both work well. The hoop option is especially economical and something almost anyone can set up.
It’s on my agenda this week to get them in place, warm the soil, and start planting spinach, arugula, and leaf lettuce. Peas will go in early so we can layer multiple successions, and carrots will be seeded as well for staggered harvests.
I’m starting to get a little anxious for fresh produce again, and this is how we make that happen. We are not pushing the season, we are maximizing it.
Who else is setting up season extenders and getting cool season crops in the ground?
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02/25/2026
The greenhouse doesn’t look like this quite yet, but it’s well underway.
What appears quiet in winter is anything but. This is when we finalize vegetable varieties, refine flower pairings, study performance in our climate, and map succession so harvests feel consistent rather than overwhelming. Flavor matters. How it will be used in your kitchen matters.
The goal is always the same: a garden that elevates everyday meals and supports true garden to table living.
This level of detail happens in conjunction with the first step of designing your garden. The layout creates the structure. Plant selection brings it to life.
This year we have three weddings where the kitchen garden will sit near, be part of, or within view of the celebration. That means understanding exactly what these plants will look like on specific dates. Bloom timing. Color palettes. Height. It still needs to feed the family, but it also needs to show up well during key moments. Timing is planned, not accidental.
While it may seem quiet over here in winter, there is a great deal happening behind the scenes so that when planting day arrives, your garden feels cohesive, productive, and ready to be lived in.
The decisions are made early so your growing season feels abundant and intentional from the very beginning.
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01/11/2026
One of the biggest surprises for new gardeners?
Salad greens don’t wait for summer.
Most leafy greens actually prefer cooler temperatures, which means they’re one of the first things I plan for each season. Long before tomatoes, long before peppers, long before the garden feels “awake.”
What I love about greens is how quickly they build confidence. The seeds are inexpensive, they’re easy to grow, and they show progress fast. You plant them, and within weeks, something is actually happening. Beds start filling in, harvests come early, and you see the payoff right away.
This is why planning matters. When you understand the rhythm of the garden, it starts giving back sooner than you expect.
If you’re thinking ahead this season, greens are always a good place to start.
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12/02/2025
A garden’s architecture is just as important as its plants.
Every property has its own personality and every family has its own rhythm. I love designing gardens that reflect both, not with something you can buy off a shelf but with something that simply could not exist anywhere else.
For this property, the answer was a custom 12 foot tunnel arch. It is bold. It is sculptural. And you just do not see structures like this on residential properties very often, which is exactly why it is such a showstopper.
Historically, gardens have always been a place to express taste, creativity, and vision. A chance to say: this is ours and nothing else looks like it.
If you have been imagining a garden that feels less like a project and more like your own private legacy piece, we should talk about what is possible on your property.
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Katie Oglesby is a Certified Health Coach, who received her training through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She encourages her clients to take a deeper look at their health and daily habits to regain control and live a healthier, more sustainable life. She inspires women to stop being passive participants in their health journey and become courageous, informed advocates of their wellbeing. In a past life, she was a private investigator — and her intuitive skills are stronger than ever to help you investigate your *own* health.
Katie is a Gardenary-trained Garden Coach and Real Food Advocate which has given her the experience to truly understand the power of growing even a fraction of your own food. She is available to coach her clients on how to integrate Kitchen Gardens into their homes as part of your wellness journey.
The story behind the “Dirty Wellness Solution”
My health and well-being was at a pivotal point. The education started and after a night of binge-watching documentaries on Food Matters TV about farming and our food system. I sat there and it really hit me, your actual garden is healthy but “Katie, your soil is depleted”. . . Literally.
It was time to get my hands dirty and really dig into what I needed to do to get myself back on track. So the journey began and it began with food in my garden. I got my hands dirty to learn about the benefits of the food I was growing and its supportive role in my healing journey. After exhaustive research on how to design my garden to better support my health. I became more intuitive with what I was planting and how I brought it into my kitchen.
As I took the time to plant the seeds and nurture those tiny seedlings, I gained more clarity. The dirtier my hands got, the more firmly I could ground myself in the healing process. I started to “sow the seeds” for establishing new habits and frame life through a more sustainable lens.
