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!
I want a dog-friendly garden!
1. Carrots
2. Blueberries
3. Green beans
4. Peas
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 😊
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.
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
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
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 🙂
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?!
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!
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.
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