I’m so excited to kick off spring with a fun garden project! My garden is in desperate need of some TLC right now. There is so much to be done to get the yard looking good again after winter. Fortunately, I have an awesome new garden cart that Laura and I made by re-purposing an…
Flower Pot Painting Idea
Painting your own flower pots is such a simple and inexpensive way to personalize and spruce up a patio, garden or entryway. This painted flower pots diy project can easily be achieved in an afternoon. All it requires is some terracotta pots, chalk paints, stencils and a trip to the garden shop. My Mom and…
DIY Kitchen Herb Garden
I absolutely love having fresh herbs to cook with. Typically, I grown them in large containers outside and on the porch. It’s nice though to have a some smaller plants in the kitchen, the ones that get used a lot like basil, oregano and parsley to name a few. Do you have a Mother’s Day…
The Dog Ate My Garden
This post brought to you by Gro-ables. All opinions are 100% mine. As you may know from my recent gardening blog posts, I am somewhat of a novice gardener. I have successfully grown a patio herb garden in the past, but nothing beyond that. This spring I decided to expand my patio garden to include…
Gardening for the Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
This post brought to you by Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine. There are so many wonderful reasons to grow a garden. My patio herb garden provides a bounty of fresh herbs for medicinal purposes and for flavoring my family’s favorite recipes. While the garden I grow in my yard provides me with beautiful flowers…
Patio Salad and Herb Garden Update
This post brought to you by Gro-ables. All opinions are 100% mine. A couple of weeks ago I shared that I am starting a patio garden for salad and herb ingredients this spring. I usually try to grow a small variety of herbs year round for cooking, but this spring I plan to expand my…
Gardening Apps for Windows 8
Technology has found it’s way to practically every nook and cranny of our lives, so why should the garden be any different? The weather is warming up and it’s time to start planning our gardens. I usually just do a patio herb garden, but this year I plan to expand the garden outdoors. Being a…
Grow More Than Your Garden This Spring #GroSomethingGreater
This post brought to you by Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine. I remember one Spring when my friend Lynda’s garden yielded A LOT of zucchini. The zucchini in her garden grew wild that year, and she had so much to give away to friends. I prepared so many recipes with zucchini that summer that…
Starting a Patio Salad and Herb Garden with Gro-ables
This post brought to you by Gro-ables. All opinions are 100% mine. I have never been able to boast about having a green thumb when it comes to outdoor gardening. But in recent years I have had some great success with a patio herb garden. It has been so nice having fresh herbs on hand…
DIY Indoor Succulent Garden
These past few weeks I have been dreaming of a Spring garden, but it’s not quite time. I don’t think Old Man Winter is done with us yet. I decided on a compromise and put together sweet diy indoor succulent garden, to pacify me until I can get busy outdoors. It’s been many years since…