I have a garden on my deck where I grow herb plants when it is warm, but most of them die off in the colder months. Since I use herbs for cooking all the time, my answer is growing herbs indoors during the winter. Some herbs are annuals and need to be planted each year, and…
This post was sponsored by Lowe’s as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. It’s time for a Fall Entryway Makeover. This Fall Entryway Makeover takes my front door and entry through from fall and right into Thanksgiving with natural elements and the rustic…
When the days get cooler and shorter, it is time to put the garden to bed for the winter. Cleaning clay pots this time of the year keeps my garden still in mind and makes sure that they are ready to use when it comes to for early spring bloomers in a few months. Getting…
I have recently discovered a love for window boxes. During my summer vacation, we toured 10 states and visited many Botanical Gardens. Seeing how many ways there are to dress up your home with window box planters was inspiring. They are a fabulous way to create curb appeal and are easy to take care of. Window…
Rosemary is a perennial herb that I use all the time in cooking. It is earthy, flavorful and very hardy in the garden. Rosemary is quite easy to control if you keep it in a pot, but if you have it growing freely in the garden, it can easily get woody and shabby looking. This…
Succulents are very drought hardy plants that are often uses for indoor gardens. They are easy to grow and also easy to root for new plants. These tips for propagating succulents will give you dozens of extra plants in no time at all. Get plants for free with these tips for propagating succulents. Plants for…
Here are some of my favorites gardening ideas from the best of the internet. The ideas range from soup to nuts. There is something for all gardening styles here. My only requirement for a recipe to land on this page is that it must inspire me and have something to do with creative gardening. Searching…
I was getting my hair done a few months ago and my hairdresser showed me her latest creation – a topsy turvy planter creation (also called Tipsy Pots.) At that point I had not seen topsy turvy planters, they they are now appearing everywhere on social media. They take the term creative gardening to a…
Love having new plants for free? This project is for you. It is super easy to propagate spider plants from the babies that the mother plant sends out on the ends of long arching stems. Spider Plants – botanical name Chlorophytum – are one of the easiest of plants to propagate. I first became familiar…
I love to find ideas about recycling or re-purposing household items in garden projects. Someone else’s trash can always be a garden treasure Bicycle planters make great garden accents for both annuals and perennial plants. Bicycle Planters in the Garden. Using items around the house in new and unusual ways add a whimsical look to…
There is nothing quite like the taste of fresh herbs in recipes. They add a fullness of flavor that dried herbs just can’t match. And growing herbs for kitchen gardens is so easy to do, everyone should have a few pots of them either on the patio, in the vegetable garden, or even growing indoors…
I love to save money and I don’t like to waste things that can be reused or recycled in another way. Did you know that many common vegetables are very easy to regrow from ordinary kitchen scraps? I love the idea that you can use to regrow your food. What a great way to…
I just love using household items in my garden in a creative way. Today’s project is going to be to transform an old birdcage into a succulent birdcage planter. Succulents require very little maintenance and this makes them the perfect choice for this type of project. You can place the birdcage on an occasional table, hang…
A lot of my time spent in maintaining my summer garden is spent in deadheading. So, finding plants that don’t need deadheading to add to my garden beds is something that I am always in search of. What is deadheading? Basically, this gardening term refers to the time spent removing old flower blooms to allow…
Air plants are not only fun to grow, they are also fun to display. So many household items can be fashioned into containers for these sweet little plants that don’t need soil to grow. These air plant holders are cute. compact and perfect to display your tillandsia collection. Have you tried growing air plants? These…
Balloon Flower, or Platycodon grandiflorus, is also known as Chinese Bell flower. The common names of this pretty perennial plant come from the plump found flower buds that resemble hot air balloons or Chinese lanterns before they open. Growing Balloon Flower Perennial This hardy and easy care perennial is one of my favorite summer blooming perennials. The…
Depending on your point of view, you will either consider monkey grass a lovely ground cover or an unwanted weed. If the latter is more of your mindset, these tips for controlling monkey grass will help you get rid of your unwelcome garden visitor. Check Craig’s list free advertisements on most weekends in the summer here…
Dieffenbachia one of the most common indoor plants, is easy to care and great as an office plant. However the plant can be poisonous so there are some situations where it might not be a good fit. Dieffenbachia poisoning is talked about all the time when the plant is reviewed on line, but how toxic is it,…
One of the joys of summer time is the flavor of home grown strawberries. Growing strawberries is very easy as long as you understand the type of plant that you are trying to grow. Of all the fruit plants, strawberries are one of the easiest to grow and so rewarding. The taste of the berries makes…
Life is meant to be lived outside! We spend so much time outside during the summer, and having a great looking lawn and pretty gardens makes sure that time will be far more pleasurable. These summer garden tips will ensure that you have an endless supply of color and lush green lawns all summer long.…
Succulents are so versatile and easy to care for. They are very drought tolerant, perfect if you have a “brown thumb” and look great planted in so many ways. These 25 fun succulent planters will show you that if it can hold dirt, it can be planted with a succulent! Planters can be very expensive to…
Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now remembered in more that 193 countries! When I think of Earth Day, I think of recycling, taking care of the environment and planting food. I thought it would be fun to share this project that shows how easy…
I use garlic all the time and normally buy organic garlic when I shop. I find that the cloves are generally larger and don’t shrivel as much if I don’t use them right away. The other day I grabbed my onion basket to get some garlic and found a clove that had sprouted. My first…
A few years ago, I used a group of cement blocks to make a corner planter for my succulents. I LIKED it but didn’t love it. It was more of a plant shelf than a planter and the succulents never quite gave it the look that I wanted. This past weekend, I took it all…
Onions are such a versatile vegetable. I use them almost every day in recipes. I always seem to have onions growing in various places in my house and garden. Growing onions indoors can be done quite a few different ways. Growing onion bottoms is a great way to use parts of the onion that would…
The term living stones seems to be a paradox? How can a stone be alive, you might ask? Lithops, a variety of succulent from South Africa, has the common name living stone. This interesting succulent has a shape that resembles a cloven hoof, and it looks right at home in any rocky or sandy garden…
