Gather&Bloom

06/14/2026

This is a cute idea!

“Built a mini book holder from wood and a few stacked books—simple, fun, and keeps reading materials handy.”

06/04/2026

And once they have roots you can put them in the garden!

The base of the green onion you just sliced is still alive — and it'll regrow in a glass of water on your counter faster than you'd expect.

A few kitchen scraps root so reliably in water that they're worth saving every time you cook. The yields are small — garnish to handful quantities — but they're free, fast, and surprisingly satisfying to watch.

🌿 kitchen scraps that regrow in water:

- Green onion — leave about an inch of the white root base, set it in a shallow glass of water. Fresh shoots grow back within a week. The fastest and most reliable regrower in the kitchen — you can harvest and regrow the same base several times before it gives out

- Celery — cut the bottom couple of inches from the bunch and set it in a bowl of water. New leaves push from the center within a week or two. The regrown stalks are thinner than the original but usable — and they're free

- Romaine lettuce — save the bottom heart, set in half an inch of water. New leaves sprout from the center within a couple of weeks. The second head is looser and smaller — harvest as leaf lettuce, not a full head

- Garlic — place a single unpeeled clove in a small glass with water barely touching the base. Mild garlic shoots grow within a week. The green shoots taste like a cross between garlic and chive — snip and use as a garnish

- Lemongrass — trim the top and place the bulbous root end in a jar with an inch of water. Roots and new stalks form in a few weeks. Once rooted, this one is worth transplanting to a pot — it becomes a permanent supply

🌱 What determines whether this works or not:

- Change the water every day or two — shallow dishes spoil fast and a rotten base kills the regrowth
- Bright indirect light speeds things up. A dark counter works but takes longer
- These are one-round or limited-round projects. The base uses stored energy to push new growth — it doesn't sustain indefinitely. Green onion is the exception and can go several rounds

The scraps you compost tonight could be growing on your counter by next weekend 🌱

05/26/2026

I might have to give this a try! 🌸

05/26/2026

Cute garden art!

Old nails and simple wire turned into tiny dragonflies for the garden.
See more: https://mideas.co/pMqaM

05/21/2026

Spider vs Bee. 🕷️🐝
At first I thought the bee was having a nap but when I looked closer, I noticed the spider. The spider had won the battle.

The spider is a goldenrod crab spider. Apparently they are really good at camouflage and can actually change colour!

05/17/2026

How cute is this?

Flower-shaped garden paths from old painted wood pieces and a few round stepping stones in the center. The bright colors turned a plain mulch walkway into something cheerful and playful, and it also helps keep shoes clean after watering the garden.

05/17/2026

Might have to try this!

05/11/2026

An absolute beauty at Milner Gardens & Woodland! 🥰

04/29/2026

Get out in the garden!

04/20/2026

I spy with my little eye…. The 1st flower on my strawberry plants! 🍓🙂