Can you squeeze in 30 minutes a day? Think of all the time you spend on non-essential activities like scrolling through your Facebook feed, watching a mindless TV show (Family Feud anyone) or reading the latest magazine before you get to the checkout line. I hear so many people say they don’t have time to garden. You can’t squeeze in another minute for creating a beautiful garden…a garden that willRead More →
You’ve been weeding and deadheading flowers for what seems like hours. And now it’s time for a break. It’s 95 degrees in the shade. You could go inside to relax or you can pull up a chair and enjoy the heat of your garden. This is a perfect time to enjoy the bees, butterflies and swooping dragonflies circling your yard. The robin is cooling off in the birdbath. Your dogsRead More →
For years I dreamed of having a little garden shed. A place for working on garden projects and for relaxing. I was even willing to use the old broken down shed we had…that ended up in the trash. I kept dreaming and longing for that shed. And so I saved bits and pieces to go into my someday shed. I saved vintage windows, garden gates and even charming bicycles inRead More →
I’m enchanted with fireflies. Those little glowing bugs that flit around the garden at night. But I have never actually seen one in real life. I can only imagine what they would look like at dusk as you sit outside to enjoy the summer breeze. Over the years I have tried to bring that glow to my garden. Little bits of lights here and there to give the backyard someRead More →
Two years ago, a “freak” summer storm rumbled through our neighborhood. The winds were blowing hard, lightning was fast and furious and rain was pelting down. Then one of our incense cedars came crashing down. I was standing on our deck at the time and almost in slow motion I watched in horror as the tree toppled over. This massive 30 foot tree fell into our neighbor’s yard with anRead More →
Do you have a mason jar collection like I do? I love vintage blue canning jars but I’m not a purist. Modern-day clear jars are perfectly fine to use in my home and I even enjoy the new colored jars. Ball and Kerr are two of the most common jars available today. There are so many ways to use these lovely jars in your home and garden. Here are 10Read More →
This time of year we’re working hard in our gardens and imagining the wonderful show to come. But there is one show that’s already in bloom and I encourage you to take some time to enjoy it. Wherever you live you can find some spring wildflowers in bloom. Try these 6 tips for enjoying spring wildflowers. You might need to take a drive to get to an open area whereRead More →
With the change of seasons comes spring cleaning in our homes and gardens. You’ve been getting your yard and garden spruced up. But now it’s time to tackle the garden shed. Maybe your shed became a dumping ground during the winter months. In the late autumn, you stored all of the garden decor that needed protection during the winter. Then seasonal decorations and holiday gifts got stored in there andRead More →
If you’re a gardener, you know that there are always new things you need to buy for your garden. You need a new rake or a new pair of garden gloves (or 3 or 4). You need to purchase seeds, fertilizer, pots, plant stakes and more. The list seems never-ending as we go about getting our gardens ready in the spring. But we rarely buy the “fun” stuff. So todayRead More →
If you haven’t planted your garden containers yet, it’s time to get planting. Now that the weather has warmed up a bit, most gardeners are in full spring mode. Hopefully, your yard and garden are starting to take shape. You’ve cleaned up the winter debris and you’ve been preparing your flower and vegetable beds. But the quickest way to some spring color in the garden is planting flowers in pots.Read More →