{"id":1553,"date":"2022-02-04T15:29:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T20:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/?page_id=1553"},"modified":"2023-03-15T14:46:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:46:23","slug":"blog-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/blog-2\/","title":{"rendered":"blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1553\" class=\"elementor elementor-1553\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89015a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89015a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee7d0b3\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3373 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/ivy-saved-my-husbands-life\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIvy Saved My Husband\u2019s Life\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t03\/16\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ivy Saved My Husbands Life You heard that right.\u00a0 An enormous pine tree was covered in Ivy in the next-door neighbor\u2019s yard and was a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/ivy-saved-my-husbands-life\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ivy Saved My Husband\u2019s Life\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3110 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-my-garden category-native-plants tag-no-lawn tag-tilling tag-yard-mistakes tag-yard-restoration\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/the-costly-mistake-of-tilling\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stiltgrass.webp?fit=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3121\" alt=\"microstegium vimineum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stiltgrass.webp?w=1849&amp;ssl=1 1849w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stiltgrass.webp?resize=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stiltgrass.webp?resize=1024%2C902&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stiltgrass.webp?resize=768%2C677&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stiltgrass.webp?resize=1536%2C1353&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/stiltgrass.webp?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/the-costly-mistake-of-tilling\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Costly Mistake of Tilling\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t03\/03\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Let me save you from the painful, backbreaking regret I\u2019m currently living with \u00a0 I tilled my\u00a0 yard, and in return, I got an all-you-can-grow<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/the-costly-mistake-of-tilling\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Costly Mistake of Tilling\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2810 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-my-garden category-native-plants category-organic-gardening tag-compost-tea tag-compost-tea-atlanta tag-native-gardening tag-native-gardens tag-native-plants tag-organic-garden tag-organic-garden-company tag-organic-gardening tag-pollinator-friendly tag-suzanne-nicksic tag-suzy-nicksic\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/17\/about-me\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mosecute-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2865\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mosecute-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mosecute-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mosecute-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mosecute-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mosecute-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mosecute-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1361&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mosecute-scaled.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mosecute-scaled.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/17\/about-me\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAbout Me\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t02\/17\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My passion for landscaping was inspired by my mom\u2019s love of flowers. At 15, I started planting annuals for Mother\u2019s Day, and by 25, I<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/17\/about-me\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about About Me\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2394 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-my-garden category-native-plants tag-forest-restoration tag-georgia-piedmont tag-restoration tag-restoring-yard tag-yard-restoration\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/10\/restoring-my-yard\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-0198-scaled-e1676054801209.jpg?fit=289%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-0198-scaled-e1676054801209.jpg?w=1286&amp;ssl=1 1286w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-0198-scaled-e1676054801209.jpg?resize=289%2C300&amp;ssl=1 289w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-0198-scaled-e1676054801209.jpg?resize=985%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 985w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-0198-scaled-e1676054801209.jpg?resize=768%2C798&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-0198-scaled-e1676054801209.jpg?resize=441%2C458&amp;ssl=1 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/10\/restoring-my-yard\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRepristinating My Surroundings\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t02\/10\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Repristinating My Surroundings I&#8217;ve designed landscapes for the past twenty five years based on what plants grew in my gardening zone and, if I could<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/10\/restoring-my-yard\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Repristinating My Surroundings\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1333 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-my-garden tag-drystack-retaining-wall tag-granite-retaining-wall tag-natural-stone\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/19\/stonework-begins\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG-1391-scaled-e1644015324184.jpg?fit=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1336\" alt=\"granite dump\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG-1391-scaled-e1644015324184.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG-1391-scaled-e1644015324184.jpg?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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Run\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t12\/19\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After living in my house for a almost a year, a few things started to bother me\u2014especially the carport, where we spent most of our<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/19\/stonework-begins\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about First Stone Run\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1318 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-my-garden\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/13\/my-garden\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5881.jpeg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1007\" alt=\"Louisiana Iris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5881.jpeg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5881.jpeg?resize=441%2C588&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5881.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5881.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/organicgardenco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_5881.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/13\/my-garden\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMy Garden\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t11\/13\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>transforming my garden Not only was this yard covered in invasive English ivy but Japanese and Chinese privet.\u00a0 Notice the ivy growing up the trees<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/organicgardenco.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/13\/my-garden\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about My Garden\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More 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