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 …
Gardening
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 …