by Shelley Levis
Life of a Garden Blogger….During Summer I’m not speaking for all the garden bloggers out there… just this busier than stink one. I recently did a catch up post called Life of a Garden Blogger during Spring to share how crazy that season...
by Shelley Levis
Lavender and Vanilla Ice Cream This ice cream is so divine that it deserves a special name like… Herbally Bliss or Lavender Kisses or something like that. It’s just so smooth and lite…. unlike anything you’ve tasted before....
by Shelley Levis
Lavender Lemon Shortbread Time for an edible Lavender recipe to compliment my series on 5 ways to use lavender from your garden. Butter, lemon and lavender all come together in this delicious cookie! But don’t let the sound of this recipe fool you,...
by Shelley Levis
Lavender Sugar Scrub Natural home made products couldn’t be any easier! This week I’m featuring lavender crafts and recipes, 5 ways to use this favorite herb in the garden. Last post was all about using lavender to scent your...
by Shelley Levis
Lavender Wands To start off my Lavender Series this week, we will look at how easy it is to make lavender wands. These are great to give as gifts, tucked in drawers or hung to scent closets. I grow Lavandula angustifolia...
by Shelley Levis
Easy Summer Entertaining Some of those ‘tablescapes’ out there are pretty dazzling. But if your like me, I barely have enough time to prepare food after running around making sure the house is company clean So, in a last ditch effort to create a...
by Shelley Levis
Garlic scapes are a little delicacy that you can grow in your back yard. All you need to do is plant hard neck garlic in fall to get them. I combined them with some other fresh vegi’s from my garden to make this delicious Garlic Scape and Roasted...
by Shelley Levis
Early Summer Flowers Sometimes I forget to sit back and enjoy the show…My garden is an explosion of color in early summer and I have to remind myself to experience it once in awhile. I have high expectations of my plants to perform a certain way...
by Shelley Levis
This year I decided to try a different approach to vegetable growing and came up with what I call the… Patchwork Garden Method I plan all my flower beds and bulb designs around bloom time’s…. so that as one show is ending, another begins....
by Shelley Levis
Easiest Potato Growing Method Ever! Dare I say that this is one of THE easiest vegi’s to grow? Potatoes are a simple crop to maintain and are perfect for container or small space gardens. In this post we will discuss how to build a potato cage, also known...
