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Mailbox Makeover Adds Instant Curb Appeal
If your mailbox has seen its better days, like mine had, it might be time for a mail box makeover! Nothing creates a first impression in your front yard more than a well detailed and maintained mailbox. Unfortunately, mine was an eyesore and needed a lot of TLC, so I recently spent the afternoon giving […]
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30 Tips for a Great Vegetable Garden Harvest Plus 6 Garden Recipes
Follow my 30 tips for a great vegetable garden harvest, and you will be bringing in baskets of fresh vegetables all summer long this year. Do you have a great vegetable harvest, or is yours just so so this year? Summer is that time of the year when vegetables are starting to really show up in […]
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Garden Make Over – 14 Tips for a Success – Before & After
This year, we spent the summer on a garden make over. I thought it would be fun to share the tips that I learned during the process. It’s that time again. Time to transform one of my garden beds that just won’t seem to keep to a single design. I call it my “what will […]
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DIY Old Bookcase Garden Make Over
My latest project is this old book case garden make over that adds color to my garden bed and becomes a great place to store garden tools. I love to re-purpose tired and dilapidated old furniture and household goods. It is fun to think outside the box and come up with a new way to […]
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5 Tips for a Flourishing Summer Garden – Help Your Garden Take the Heat
Gardening in the summer months can be a challenge. These 5 tips for a flourishing summer garden will help to get the best out of your plants, both outdoors and inside. If you’re late to the game on spring gardening, no fear. There’s still time to create a beautiful, vivacious garden at home. Given the […]
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DIY Cement Blocks Plant Shelf
This cement blocks Plant Shelf project is the perfect way to show off a collection of plants and to add a focal point to a garden bed. I love recycling old materials into something new. A big collection of cement blocks got a new lease on life today. This not only saves me money but helps […]
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Sounds of the Southwest with Musical Planters
I have a new garden bed which has a South West Focal point as a seating area and I have carried the colors of turquoise and terra cotta through the garden with both accent pieces, planters and plants themselves. These musical planters are a whimsical way for me to ring in the sounds of the […]
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DIY Hose Guides – Easy Gardening Project
These DIY hose guides are a great way to keep your hose from trampling your plants. They can be made for a fraction of the cost of a retail set. I have really large garden beds in my front and back yard. Some are easy to manage as far as the hose goes and others […]
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The Best Vegetables for Beginning Gardeners
If you are just starting out into the world of vegetable gardening, the last thing you will want to do is choose hard to grow vegetables. My list of the best Vegetables for beginning gardeners will help you to choose those with the greatest chance of success. If you don’t have room for a large […]
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My Day Trip Down the Pottery Highway
Join me for a trip down the Pottery Highway. Seagrove, North Carolina is located about an hour and a half west of Raleigh and featured the largest group of working potters in the USA. All around this small town, for about 30 miles, one will find Pottery Studios and stores that showcase the work of […]
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Gardening Hacks – 20 Clever Ideas to Make Light of Your Garden Chores
These clever gardening hacks will make light work of garden chores and many recycle common household items into useful garden products. A win-win any day! I love to write about clever ideas that gardeners can do to make their garden chores easy. Sure, it is easy to throw money at a project, but with a […]
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Fresh Herbs – Annual, Perennial or Biennial – Which is Yours?
There is nothing quite like the flavor of fresh herbs for cooking. Growing herbs is something that many cooks try their hand at, to have them on hand all the time. Do you know whether the one you are growing is an annual, \perennial or biennial? This can sometimes be confusing and the answer is not […]
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Budget Front Yard Make Over for Summer
My husband and I recently finished this budget front yard make over in an afternoon. I love the way it turned out. I am all about gardening on a budget. With the amount of garden beds that I have, (8 and counting!) I have to be. I had a neglected Pine tree garden that was […]
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DIY Yard Sale Shepherds Hook Make Over
This DIY Yard Sale Shepherds hook make over is my latest project and adds a nice touch to my new seating area. I love to go to antique fairs, yard sales and flea markets. There is something really special about finding old things to re purpose or to add to a collection of vintage items. […]
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Recycled Items to use as Seed starters
There are so many household items that you can recycle to use as seed starters. Most are very inexpensive to use and would be great to get kids interested in gardening. The gardens have been put to bed for the winter, but these are the months to think about starting seeds indoors, so that they […]
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Creative Planters – Why Didn’t I think of That?
It seems that almost everything that is found around the house can be turned into creative planters. No matter how large or small, a plant seems to be able to find its way into anything with an opening large enough to put in some soil. Typewriters, bicycles, cowboy boots, paint cans, child’s wagons and even […]
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Motivational Quotes to Inspire you
With each new year, I am filled with the hope of things to come and also reflect on the year that passed. I find comfort in motivational sayings to help me keep on track for the resolutions that I have just made for the new year. Many of these photos come from flowers in my […]
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48 Uses for Plastic Grocery Bags – Creative Ways to Recycle Shopping Bags
Don’t throw those shopping bags out. There are dozens of uses for plastic grocery bags! Plastic or paper is a question often heard at the check out of the grocery store. Even though paper is better for the environment, I usually choose plastic, because I know that I will be reusing them. Plastic grocery bags […]
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20 Foods you Should Not Keep in the Fridge
Did you know that there is quite a list of foods you should not keep in the fridge? The storage of foods is one the most-discussed topics in the food industry. After all, we want to make sure that the money spent is not wasted and that our food is as fresh and tasty as […]
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How To Winterize Garden Tools
Now is the perfect time to winterize garden tools. The garden will be resting for a few months but tools still need TLC. Once the cooler weather sets in, and thoughts of the upcoming holidays come to mind, that last thing we want to think about is gardening. But trust me, your garden tools will […]
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Using Tea Bags – Recycling Tips for Home and Garden use.
Here is my list of 15 ingenious ways for using tea bags in the home and garden. There are so many different ways to reuse a teabag (other than obviously making another cup of tea). Tea bags are not just for tea! You may not be English and have a cup of tea at various […]
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DIY Italian Herb Vinegar
This recipe for Italian Herb Vinegar is perfect for any Italian or Mediterranean recipe. I love growing herbs and combing them with vinegar and oil gives me a great ingredient for cooking. Herb infused vinegar oils keep the flavor of the herbs well and add such a special taste to any recipe. Make Your Own […]
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Cut and come Again Vegetables
Teach your child the joy of gardening with these fun projects using cut and come again vegetables. This vegetable garden hack is easy to do and makes use of vegetable parts and pieces that would normally end up in the trash. Vegetable gardening is so rewarding. But not everyone has the space for it. There are […]
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Nature Photos- A collection of Nature at Its Best
There are times that I am simply amazed by the beautiful, unusual and sometimes humble side of our planet. I especially love unusual nature photos. Since I am a gardener, it stands to reason that I love everything beautiful in nature. I thought it would be fun to have an ongoing page featuring some of […]
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DIY Giant Terracotta Jingle Bells
Ring in the Festive Season with Terracotta Jingle Bells Christmas will be here before you know it. If you are looking for a special DIY Christmas gift for a gardener, these giant jingle bells will ring in the festive season in a natural way. They are easy to make and are a great gift idea […]
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Sun Faces for Your Garden
Brighten up your Garden with One of these Sun Faces One of my neighbors has a great collection of sun faces on the wall of their sun room. You can see it featured in the main photo of this collage. The sun is often portrayed with a face. The roundness and brightness of it just […]