How to Grow an Insect Repellent Garden is the perfect garden to create when you hate bugs that ruin all the hard work you’ve done in your yard. A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all, it teaches entire trust. – Gertrude Jekyll…
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Gardening for Beginners – Tips and Tricks
Gardening for Beginners – Tips and Tricks will give you advice from those who have already been in the garden trenches and lived to tell the stories. “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but…
How to Grow Chives
How to Grow Chives will show you the tips and techniques on how to grow this tasty herb that will add amazing value to any kitchen. “In my ‘Big Dinners’ cookbook, I recreated my mother’s recipe for crab dip. The creamy dressing for this dip, made with mayonnaise, tomato paste, a touch of honey, sliced…
11 Reasons to Start an Herb Garden
11 Reasons to Start an Herb Garden will show you why growing herbs in your garden will enhance your life by adding zip to your recipes, crafts and, adding beauty to your home. “I like to encourage people interested in gardening or planting to begin with a simple herb garden. Even if you live in…
How To Grow a Salsa Garden
How to Grow a Salsa Garden will teach you to grow the ingredients for your favorite dip right outside your back door for the best tasting salsa. “My favorite food in the world is Mexican food. I’m not a dessert person. I’m more of a crunchy, salty girl. I could live on chips and salsa….
How to Grow a Mint Garden
How to Grow a Mint Garden will give you the tools on the best ways to start, nurture and harvest your herb garden for best results. “I grow my own vegetables and herbs. I like being able to tell people who the lunch I’m serving started out as a seed in my yard.” – Curtis Stone…
3 Steps on Planning Your Mini Backyard Orchard
3 Steps on Planning Your Mini Backyard Orchard will put you on the path to being able to grow your own fruit. “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” – Martin Luther The inspiration for this blog post is the abundance of fruit…
How to Grow Your Own Tea Garden
How to Grow Your Own Tea Garden will show you how easy it is to have the ingredients for your favorite teas just outside your door. Who knew it would be so easy? “Tea makes everything better.”- Bindi Irwin Not only will growing your herbal and floral teas save you money, but most of the…
How to Keep Rabbits Out of Your Garden Naturally
How to Keep Rabbits Out of Your Garden Naturally was created out of a simple question asked in a gardening group I belong to. I had no idea there were so many ways to keep those pesky vegetable lovers from eating your hard-earned bounty. I knew you would love to know the answers too. “A…
17 Fun Garden Decor Ideas to Inspire You
17 Fun Garden Decor Ideas to Inspire You will help you find inspiration for your personal retreat from the rest of the world. “My extravagance is my garden – it’s the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.” – Ina Garten You decorate your home, so…
Pair of Gorgeous Garden She Sheds You’ll Love
Today I have a Pair of Gorgeous Garden She Sheds You’ll Love. I went on a garden tour last year and the garden alone was so beautiful, but when I saw the pair of she sheds it was pure magic. “A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and…
Orcas Island Cottage and Garden Tour
Recently I went on a garden tour on Orcas Island in Washington. I came across the most magical cottage that overlooked an island cove. It was perfection. I couldn’t wait to show the picture to my readers. The owner opened all the doors of the sweet cottages so everyone could get a glimpse. What we…
Beautiful and Creative Ways to Display Succulent Plants
Does your heart go pitter patter at the sight of succulents? If so, you’re not alone. I don’t think any of us can have enough succulents surrounding us. We’ve got some creative new ways to display these beauties and Beautiful and Creative Ways to Display Succulent Plants will show you the newest trends. “Beauty surrounds us,…
Cutest Rustic Garden Art Ideas Ever
I just got back from an outdoor garden art show. They had so many fun things, I just had to show you. These are some of the Cutest Rustic Garden Art Ideas Ever and I feel you will think so too! “If your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to…
Flower Display Tricks You’ve Got to Try
Flowers are so stunning, they make your heart sing a little every time you look at them. There are more ways to display your beautiful blooms than just put them in an ordinary vase. Flower Display Tricks You’ve Got to Try, will help you find more ways to show off your pops of color in…
Welcome to the Farm – The Elliott Homestead – Book Review
When I find a special book, I like to pass it along to my readers. I’ve been following the Elliott Homestead blog for some time now, and when their new book was coming out – I was one of their pre-order customers. I just got my book yesterday and I couldn’t wait to share it…
17 Awesome Home Garden Items You Can Buy Now
Spring is in the air…finally. Now I’m obsessed with all things garden related. I can’t wait to get started on my vegetable garden, but what’s catching my eye is all the fun new ways to decorate my outdoor space. I’ve made a commitment to spend more time outdoor this year, and the best way for…
15 Creative Garden Ideas You Can Steal
When looking at your yard, it can be difficult to decide what you would like to do to transform the area into your own gardening slice of heaven. I put together creative garden ideas from a recent garden tour that can help you . “Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it…
Magical Forest Garden – Take a Tour
Today I went on a garden tour. It turned out to be a magical adventure. One of the gardens I went to was on five acres of forest that the couple added a pathway and sprinkled art along the way. It was a Magical Forest Garden. “It would seem from this fact, that man is…
Lose the Yard, Grow Your Own Food
When you start simplifying your life, creating your own food garden is a natural path to take. There’s something so special about being able to go just a few steps from your door and be able to feed your family from what you grew or raised. Some of my favorite memories growing up have been…
Rustic Garden Potting Shed Tour
When I went on an artist studio tour, I stumbled upon this gorgeous rustic garden potting shed. It was enchanting. The house and garden were also amazing. I will feature those pictures in a future post. The garden shed was the perfect place to pour yourself into creating the most beautiful garden. Anything you need…
Backyard Vegetable Gardening – A Permaculture Tour
Last year I went on a city permaculture tour. It was a self-guided tour of homes in downtown Seattle that were providing their families with homegrown fruits, vegetables, milk, cheese, eggs and meat. The goal was to teach others how Backyard Vegetable Gardening could help save money on groceries and learn how to produce your food….