Activity: Dried Floral Sun Catcher
These beautiful little sun catchers can be made in less than an hour and make a fun activity for kids of any age, and especially those working to hone their fine motor skills. Plus, they make great gifts! Which is perfect because once you do one, you’ll want to do many, many more!
Activity: Cookie Cutter Suet Bird Feeder
Learn how to make a suet bird feeder with a cookie cutter!
How To: Start Herb Seeds
Watching herb seeds grow is a rewarding activity because you see the results of your efforts so quickly. Seedlings can emerge in just a few days! Don’t be surprised if you find yourself checking on them multiple times a day. You’ll want to witness their rapid growth.
Activity: Flower Pounded Tote Bag
Flower pounding is not only a fun activity, but can be quite therapeutic. This activity can help take big emotions and turn them into something beautiful. Learn how to do it yourself!
How to Make a Terrarium
Learn how to make a terrarium, complete with my tips and tricks! Terrariums are fun and simple to put together and are perfect for getting that dose of nature, even indoors.
How To: Care for Terrariums
Terrariums are self-sufficient ecosystems in enclosed glass containers. Click to learn about what light and water (as little as it may be) they need!
How to: Care for Succulents
I like to say that succulents thrive on neglect because they don’t need a lot of intensive care. Learn more about their light and water requirements, as well as my best tips!
Tips for Beginner Gardeners
Following my Container Gardening post, I wanted to touch more on my tips for success in the garden. These can apply to any level, but I find I say these most to people who have never had a garden of their own before.
Companion Planting in the Garden
Have you heard of companion planting? Learn the basics and my tips to getting started!
15 Facts About Katy
Before we resume our regularly scheduled content, take a chance to learn a bit more about Katy, the person behind Little Goose Garden.
A New Season
A life update after 8 months (how has it been that long?) of being away from the blog. Check in to see what I’ve been up to!
A Shift of Focus
A letter to you, my friends, about rest and priorities. It's okay to rest so long as we do not quit. This letter tells you about my juggling act and what I'm setting aside for a few months.
10 Facts About Native Pollinators
Click through to read 10 facts I bet you didn't know about our native pollinators.
Why Wildlife Gardens Are Important
Why should you consider creating habitats for wildlife in your garden? Read on to find out why wildlife gardens are so important to the ecosystem and you!
How To Make Your Garden Wildlife Friendly
Wildlife gardens are important for encouraging biodiversity, which is what makes our ecosystem viable and strong. Incorporate these 4 basic things to provide a wildlife habitat!
Horticultural Therapy Resources I Love
Check out my favorite horticultural therapy resources. This list covers the organizations, books, and publications I love and refer to most.
3 Basic Steps to Bring More Frogs & Toads to the Garden
Frogs and toads are more than our favorite storybook best friends. They are also huge allies in the garden! They aren’t picky eaters and will keep the population of unwanted insects down. Read how to encourage more amphibians to visit your garden!
20 Favorite Nature Quotes
We can learn a lot from nature. There are profound metaphors left and right. Today I just wanted to list my current favorite quotes about nature and the garden.
What is Horticultural Therapy?
What is Horticultural Therapy? What are the benefits and uses? Find out more about this growing field!
What is Little Goose Garden?
I grow herbs and edibles in the greenhouse in my backyard while promoting a pollinator friendly garden around it. Little Goose Garden starts here, growing plants the way I believe they should be grown. Clean, natural, organic, you choose the word. The dream is horticultural therapy programming on acres of farmland open to any and everyone. I want to combine my passions of growing plants and genuine connections with people. This is the beginning.