There is a point in almost every home project when attention begins to move beyond the walls. The architecture is taking shape. Materials have been chosen. Rooms have been considered down to the smallest detail. And then there is everything outside.

Written by: Erin Bakker A couple of years ago, all three of my kids were homeschooling, and somehow a science lesson ended with me ordering three hunks of shampoo ginger root from a grower on Etsy. This is very on-brand for how homeschool worked at our house. We learned about something interesting. I immediately decided we needed to grow it. Shampoo ginger was especially fascinating because the plant produces these funny cone-shaped blooms that eventually fill with a clear, f

Written by Erin Bakker A couple of years ago, all three of my kids were homeschooling, and somehow a science lesson ended with me ordering three hunks of shampoo ginger root from a grower on Etsy. This is very on-brand for how homeschool worked at our house. We learned about something interesting. I immediately decided we needed to grow it. Shampoo ginger was especially fascinating because the plant produces these funny cone-shaped blooms that eventually fill with a clear, fr

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