Six great garden and outdoors blogs
As I write about gardening and outdoor topics (for this blog and for other publications), I’m always interested in reading what others have to say about these subjects. And it’s no surprise that there are a ton of good blogs focused on gardening and exploring the outdoors with kids. Here are six good ones to take a look at:
- Slow Family Online. Written by Susan Sachs Lipman, Slow Family Online is just what it sounds like: a blog about slowing down, spending time outdoors, exploring the world around us, and taking our time. Its idea of the “slow family” is similar to the “slow food” movement. And it’s just the sort of family I want.
- Loving Nature’s Garden. Alison Kerr’s blog is focused on gardening and green, sustainable living. She reviews new gardening books and writes kid-friendly posts about garden critters and gardening as a community.
- Go Explore Nature. Blogger Debi and her two exploring sons are all about finding adventures in everyday life. This blog is full of ideas and inspiration for exploring the great outdoors.
- Backyard Mama. Written by Shannon, another mom committed to outdoor play, this blog is full of fun ideas and photos of interesting kid-adventures.
- Western Gardeners. Whether you live out west or not, Jodi Torpey’s excellent gardening blog always offers helpful tips and tools for gardeners, as well as a little bit of gardening culture — books, travel, garden design.
- Children & Nature Network. Dedicated to reconnecting children and nature, the Children & Nature Network features newsy content about what’s going on in the worlds of researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children’s health and well-being.
What other gardening/outdoor blogs do you like to visit?
Bethe, love your blog too. This is certainly not an exhaustive list! Thanks for visiting.
These are all great folks doing great work. I’m a bit of a fan of my blog, too — The Grass Stain Guru.
Cheers- Bethe @balmeras
You guys are very welcome. Thanks for sharing great info on your blogs!
Hi Nancy! Wow – thanks so much for including me and for your exceedingly kind words. (You actually mentioned my own blog, Slow Family Online, and the wonderful folks I work for, Children & Nature Network.) That said, I/we are in excellent company with your other terrific bloggers. I have long enjoyed your own beautiful, inspirational blog and added it to my blogroll on Slow Family. Thanks again so much for thinking of me. I hope our paths cross again soon.
Thank you for including me in such great company, Nancy! I’m so happy to have met you here, too!
Thanks for the nice words about my blog, Nancy. I really appreciate being included in this group of such great gardening company!