About Us

HELLO, I’M JENN

I’m so glad you’re here.

All About the Garden began with a love of gardening and a desire to bring better seed-starting supplies to gardeners in the United States. Over time, however, it has grown into something much more personal.

Today, this is where I share the practical things I’m learning and using in my own home—from growing food and preserving the harvest to making homemade staples and creating simple systems that help our family buy less.

I’m not interested in making life more complicated or pretending that everything here is perfect. I believe we can learn useful skills one at a time, begin with what we already have, and make meaningful changes without trying to do everything at once.

A LITTLE ABOUT OUR FAMILY

My husband, Shawn, and I have four children, a collection of animals, a garden that is always teaching us something, and a home and family life that keep us very grounded.

Our children are our greatest joy and our most important work. All About the Garden fits around our family—not the other way around.

Shawn has been part of this adventure from the beginning. In 2020, after discovering that Charles Dowding’s durable seed-starting trays were unavailable in the United States, we began the long process of helping make them available here.

Those trays are still the ones we use and recommend. We will continue offering the gardening products we genuinely love while our remaining inventory is available.

WHY I SHARE

I love learning practical skills and then turning what I have learned into something that may help another person begin.

Sometimes that means sharing a planting date. Sometimes it is a garden lesson, a preserving method, a homemade recipe, or a free guide that makes a project feel less overwhelming.

I share when I have something useful to share. There is no pressure to keep up, purchase everything, or do it all perfectly.

Take what helps you. Begin where you are. Learn alongside me.

GROW MORE. MAKE MORE. BUY LESS.

Thank you for being here and for supporting our family over the years. Whether you purchase a tray, download a free guide, watch a video, or simply try something you learned here, I am truly grateful.

From my home to yours,

Jenn McLoughlin
All About the Garden