Help your garden and blog to bloom with this advice from Jane H. Read more from Jane on her blog. How does your blog have anything to do with a flower garden, you may ask. Quite a bit more, than you may realize. One day, I was working on the design of my blog, when …
It’s time to eliminate the boundaries between your home and garden by opening windows to the garden views beyond. Why do labor intensive work outside if you can’t sit by a window and enjoy the view? There must be one window that looks onto a rose bush or perennial bed that doesn’t require a curtain …
Ever Wonder “What Can I Compost?” Will you plant a garden this year? If you grow vegetables, herbs or flowers you should consider composting. Compost can even be used in your indoor plants. What Is Compost? Compost is a rich, dark plant food that you make from household garbage which is organic in nature – think egg …
When it comes to gardening, I’m at my best in a puttering-kind-of-mood….and that’s exactly what I did as I combed through the house and garage for stuff that could be transformed into outdoor decor! Old wooden cats tucked away in a closet, seldom used placemats and a table runner in a drawer and artificial flowers in …
There are a few numbers that have been indelibly burned in memory. My social security number (to the amazement of my daughter) and my childhood telephone number, Woodbine 7-5109. Where I was raised, the phone numbers had the names of trees, shrubs and flowers. Ours was the woodbine, a shrubby vine in the honeysuckle family. Perfect …
