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…
If you have been gardening for long, you will know that tools and gadgets soon start to take over your yard. Garden Sheds have become a fixture in many back yards. But your garden shed doesn’t have to be plain and boring, as these great looking buildings will show. Your garden shed can be as…
Any one for a cup of coffee ~ terrarium style? I am always looking for household items to recycle into charming plant containers. Since the weather is cold outside, I am concentrating on indoor plants for the moment. This cute coffee pot terrarium is the perfect bit of household plant decor to have nearby when…
I use spring onions all the time when I cook. They have a very mild flavor that is perfect as a garnish and also makes a lovely sauce for most proteins. So I like to have them on hand. Growing onions is a pretty easy from a gardening standpoint, but did you know that you…
Onions are easy to grow both outdoors and inside. They are one of those vegetables that I never seem to have enough of because I use them every day for cooking. This article shows you how to use onions as indoor plants. Growing onions indoors is a fun project and one that the kids will love…
I have a huge collection of both snowmen and Santa Claus Christmas decorations. Our family room really gets into the Christmas spirit this time of the year when I bring them out of hiding for their yearly winter display. Long gone are the days of purchasing new items for the collection. I have so many…
Decorating your yard with creative metal yard art can add a wonderful touch of whimsy to your outdoor garden space! I recently spent a week in a lovely cottage in the mountains of North Carolina. It was a great get away with my husband, daughter and her boyfriend. We spent the time driving around the…
Garden art can cost an arm and a leg if you purchase it from garden centers. But this does not have to be the case. It is easy to create instant interest in the garden by making use of recycled or common household items and turning them into garden art. It is easy to create a…
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Banana Boat® and OFF!®. The opinions and text are all mine. Time for some summer time gardening tips. Summer has finally arrived for real at my house and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I really enjoy spending the summer tinkering around in my garden, especially…
Thank you Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day® for sponsoring this post and for sponsoring Plant Something Day, as Well. #PlantSomething #MrsMeyersInspires AD. It’s time for Pant Something Day! Do you remember those days from years ago when May baskets were added to a friend’s doorway on May Day, the First of May? I remember those days, fondly,…
Relax in style this summer with one of these creative garden benches. Anyone who visits my home and walks around my gardens knows that I have a LOVE of outdoor seating. I have 8 garden beds and 7 garden seating areas. Pretty much anywhere you walk in my gardens will take you to a…
My husband is the king of finding things that I can recycle to use in my garden. Last year, it was a set of musical instruments that made a great garden display. This year it is a whole host of things that I am incorporating as the weeks go by into one of my garden…
Here in North Carolina, spring and fall is a charm in the garden, but when the heat of summer arrives, many plants can take a real hit from Mother Nature. For the last few years, I have been experimenting more and more with succulents. These drought hard plants can really take the heat and can…
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Home remedies for Poison Ivy and Poison Oak Leaves of three, leave them be. That is the old saying for dealing with poison ivy. If you garden a lot, you will most likely, at some point or other, come into contact with poison ivy or poison oak. The intense itching and pain is horrible, and…
I love this time of the year. Vegetable gardening is at the top of my list of things to come. The temperatures keep teasing us that spring is on the way, and our thoughts are often on the garden. Unfortunately, for many, it’s far too early to actually plant seedlings or seeds in the ground…
Starting seeds indoors in the late winter and early spring really increases the time that you can enjoy your vegetable garden in the growing season. Doing this gives you earlier vegetables and flowers and is such a fun project to do with kids. You don’t even need to invest in expensive seed starting containers. There…
The holidays have come and gone and most of us are hunkering down for the colder months of the year. But wait – now is the perfect time to think ahead to spring and even get a head start on it by starting our own seeds indoors. To help you with this task, I have…
I know that in most parts of the country, the ground is still covered with snow, but as any good gardener will tell you, “it’s never to early to start thinking about spring gardening!” There are lots of things that you can do to get ready. These early spring garden projects will get a jump…
Did you know that the tubes which are on the inside of a roll of wrapping paper can do double duty in your garden when the paper is gone? That’s right – these eco-friendly cardboard tube seed starting pots began their life in a gift wrapping roll. Put that old roll of Christmas wrapping paper…
The cold weather is here and it is time for my winter door swag makeover. I have a wreath, or door swag on my front door year round. The door has an oval glass panel in it and putting a swag there gives me a bit of extra privacy and I like the way it makes…
These are the top 10 most popular posts of 2015 for the Gardening Cook. As New Year’s day comes closer, I find myself, like so many others planning for next year. But before I can do that, I need to take stock of the previous year, especially for my blog. I always look forward to…
Decorate your front door country style with this ice skates door swag. We changed our front door this summer, and now have an oval glass panel on the front entry. The shape means that I no longer use round wreaths for it and swags have become my go-to door decoration. This project for a festive…
This autumn makeover for my front entry adds seasonal flair and great curb appeal. I love everything about autumn. When the temperatures start to fall, I know that good things are right around the corner. Having three fun holidays in a row gives me so many options for outside decorations. This autumn makeover is perfect…
Decorate your entry with a festive autumn door swag. I just love decorating this time of the year. But much of what is out there is very holiday-centric. I like something that goes over both Halloween and Thanksgiving, so I decided to do a decorative autumn door swag this year.We redid the entry of our…
DIY No Carve Sunflower Pumpkin Here is another idea for those of you who do not like the mess of a carved pumpkin. It’s also one that gardeners will love! This no carve sunflower pumpkin uses the heads of sunflowers or any other colorful daisy like flower to cover the outside of the pumpkin. Silk…
