April 16, 2025
To celebrate Earth Month, we asked the Wellness Concepts team what they'd plant in their plot in the hypothetical Wellness Concepts Comminuty Garden. Many of their plots are a reflection of their real gardens at home. We hope this inspires you to get outside and get growing!
Caitlin's Plot
I want a dog-friendly garden!
1. Carrots
2. Blueberries
3. Green beans
4. Peas
Elliott's Plot
1. Basil: delicious and easy to grow – I’m starting some seeds this weekend!
2. Chamomile: beautiful flowers and great for tea!
3. Snap peas: so many memories of picking these with my great-grandfather (a farmer) and eating right off the vine!
4. Sunflowers: I just think it’s cool how tall they get 😊
Karissa's Plot
1. Lavender: for calm nervous systems and dreamy apothecary
2. Dandelion greens: wildly underrated, great for detox and deeply resilient.
3. Chili peppers: because a little fire keeps things interesting!
4. Tomatoes: specifically heirlooms, for the nostalgic summer sandwich vibes.
Kayla's Plot
1. Strawberries: fresh strawberries are superior to grocery store strawberries – arguably the best summer fruit!!
2. Zucchini/squash: Never ending surplus and so many ways to cook!
3. Herbs: Recipes are so yummy with fresh herbs! Bonus points for BASIL!
4. Butterfly bushes: Beautiful flower blooms all summer long that attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard
Michele's Plot
1. Dahlias: they are my favorite flower
2. Cilantro: for all the guac and salsas
3. Tomatoes: I can eat them like fruit and homemade sauce yummmm
4. Blueberries: I could eat these every day and put them on everything
MK's Plot
1. Pumpkins: for my Halloween display
2. A blueberry bush: for the prefect summer snack
3. Salad greens: so I don’t have to deal with bags of greens going slimy in the fridge
4. Garlic: because it’s the foundation of so many recipes and so delicious
Nicole B's Plot
1. Basil: I 💜 pesto
2. Cucumbers: cucumbers always taste better fresh than they do from the grocery store
3. Cherry tomatoes: perfect for snacking!
4. Sweet potatoes: because they are delicious 🙂
Nicole P's Plot
1. Dahlias: because they are my favorite flower and are so colorful
2. Basil: so I can make all of the pesto
3. Watermelon: because it reminds me of summer
4. Avocado tree: because I eat one every day and who wouldn’t want an avocado tree?!
Reed's Plot
1. Orchid Flowers: Beautiful flowers that I love to gift to my grandma and mom. One of my favorite flowers!
2. Cucumbers: delicious, and one of my favorite veggies!
3. Cactus: I have a small one in my room and they're really cool
4. Catnip: For the two most important furry members of our family – our cats!
Scout's Plot
1. Rye: Notoriously my favorite grain!!! So good, so tasty, so useful! Fresh milled rye is! The best grain joy one can have!! (and the money I would save wow)
2. Cabbages: MY CABBAGES (and making kraut)
3. Mangos: The best fruit it is not an opinion this is a fact.
4. Tomatoes: there is nothing like a tomato sammy with a fresh garden tomato. Grocery store tomatoes are but a sad, extremely distant memory of an idea of what a tomato could be.
Stacie's Plot
1. Pink Roses: my favorite color rose
2. Strawberries: love 'em!
3. Brussels Sprouts: my favorite veggie
4. Herbs: I would love to have a medicinal herb garden