This cute coffee pot terrarium is the perfect bit of household plant decor to have nearby when I have my morning cup of coffee. It puts me in a good mood for the day just to look at it! If you love succulents as much as I do, you will want to check out my…
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. I love to make creative…
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…
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 be potted up in so many ways. These rustic succulent planters will show you how to use ordinary items to display your plants If you love succulents as much as I do,…
Mother’s Day is right around that corner and spring has us out in our gardens. That made me think about a project for ways to transform your garden with mom in mind. I’m sure many of my readers are looking for something wonderful to give to their mothers for this special day. After all, it…
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…
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…
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 for Halloween and with a few adjustments in a couple of weeks, it will…
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 house this summer and changed from a plain…
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 flowers make the decoration last…
These creative ideas for fall decorations make use of the natural colors and textures that we find outside in nature. Most can be put together for very little cost and expense. Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved the change from summer to autumn. I love all of the seasons but there…
These Power Washing Photos Show the Amazing Transformation of the Front of our Home. I am participating in a sponsored campaign hosted by Advil®. I received compensation for this post. All opinions stated are my own. It’s been a busy summer for my husband and me. Power washing the exterior of our house and surrounding…
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you will know that my husband Richard and I love to do labor intensive projects that really make a difference in the look of our home and yard. Our latest project is a full power wash of the siding and brick on our house. If…
This post brought to you by Gilmour. The content and opinions expressed below are that of The Gardening Cook. There is a saying that one can only have one first impression. That saying applies to the front of your home as well as to your personality or appearance. The front door and entry is the…
This DIY Succulent Strawberry Planter is a great way to display a variety of succulents in one planter so that each plant has its own special space. If you love succulents as much as I do, you will want to check out my guide for buying succulents. It tells what to look for, what to…
I love a cottage garden. I am not a rule follower by nature, especially when it comes to gardens, and I love the way a cottage garden throws caution to the wind in the rule department. Do you like lots of flowers, flowing lines and a not so formal look? Then a cottage garden might…
