I garden to save money on groceries and connect with my neighbors. I didn't have any experience, but have learned a lot on my way to success.

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I spent years thinking I didn't have a green thumb because I regularly killed houseplants. All that changed three years ago when my family of three bought our first home in Decatur, Georgia. Suddenly, I had a yard to maintain and space for a garden, but no idea how to do any of it.