So how did a city girl manage to grow hundreds of varieties of vegetables and thousands of pounds of food in her backyard? Sign up below to get my free weekly emails and I’ll teach you how to keep your plants alive, maximize your garden bounty, and preserve the harvest. We’re in it together. 🙌
Do you love the simple life as much as I do?
You know, a life where good friends, great food, and playing in the dirt are the keys to happiness. A life where the beauty and pleasure of growing something yourself is the thing that fills your cup, daily.
Hi, I’m Linda. I’m all about that, too. And my passion is getting people just like us outside, every day, to feel the thrill of self-sufficiency—even if they live in the city—and experience all the wild things that life has to offer.
As seen in
Grow more food with less work.
Lazy Gardening Academy is the culmination of over 12 years of tried, true, and improved “lazy gardening” techniques that help you maximize your garden with a minimum of effort.
Ready to get more out of your garden this year?
Trending Posts
7 Secrets to Harvesting, Curing, and Storing Onions
7 Hot-Weather Watering Tips to Survive a Heat Wave
Easy Bee Identification: A Visual Guide to 16 Types of Bees In Your Backyard
The Trick of Knowing When to Harvest Garlic
Get Rid of Pests With This 2-Ingredient Homemade Insecticide
The Ultimate Guide to Harvesting, Curing, and Storing Garlic
Feast on the flavors of the national parks.
From Acadia’s famous popovers to Zion’s Navajo tacos, my newest book features 70+ recipes you can easily make at home.
Relive childhood memories by recreating signature recipes from your favorite national park lodges and restaurants, discover regional dishes steeped in history, and let the local flora and fauna inspire your cooking.
This is a book that brings the smells and flavors of the parks to life—wherever you may be—and has you dreaming of all the places you want to visit!
Recent Posts
Grow a Happy Monstera Siltepecana: Beginner Care Tips for Silver Monstera
August 4, 2022
7 Secrets to Harvesting, Curing, and Storing Onions
July 30, 2022
Simple Visual Guide: 17 Types of Striped Caterpillars That May Be Eating Your Plants
July 28, 2022
How to Care For Calathea Ornata the Easy Way (Pinstripe Plant)
July 21, 2022
Philodendron Gloriosum Care: Fuss-Free Tips to Help Your Plant Thrive
July 16, 2022
Spicy Minty Tomato Sauce Infused With Tomato Leaves
July 14, 2022
Get those hard hats on.
The start of the new decade is also the start of our biggest adventure yet: building our family’s first home from the ground up.
Follow along as Garden Betty Builds a House and learn how we’re planning, designing, and constructing our dream home and dream garden—in real time—in Central Oregon.