Expert Garden Advice

Expert Garden Advice

Guess who’s been invited to give expert garden advice on a live chat feed on HomeTalk’s Facebook page? I’m guest hosting with other bloggers: A Way to Garden, BG Garden, and Wife, Mother Gardener Be sure to check it out at 11am PST and submit your...
Flower Garden Design Ideas

Flower Garden Design Ideas

  Flower Garden Design Ideas   This is one of those posts where a picture is worth a thousand words. If your a plant geek like me, your in for a treat.      Over the years I have planted hundreds of containers, done massive bulb displays and grown...
Garden Junk-Man Style

Garden Junk-Man Style

  Garden Junk-Man Style   Junk gar·den /jəNGk/  noun.  trash – rubbish – refuse – lumber  /ˈgärdn/ noun. A piece of ground, often near a house, used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables. ( as per Google definition search result )  ...
How to mount a Staghorn Fern

How to mount a Staghorn Fern

  How to Mount a Staghorn Fern   This is the ‘IT’ plant this year as far as I’m concerned. I just love the majestic-ness of this amazing plant. You may find it already mounted at your local plant store, but if you don’t this is how to...
10 Garden Trends for Spring 2013

10 Garden Trends for Spring 2013

 10 Garden Trends for Spring 2013  I love to keep a pulse on what’s trending in everything from crafts to weddings and especially all that is garden! Let’s take a look at 10 Garden Trends for Spring 2013 that are hot right now.   #1. For the Love of...
20 Moss Ideas To Love

20 Moss Ideas To Love

20 Moss Ideas To Love Moss is super hot right now, from candle holders to Easter Eggs, craftinista’s are coming up with unique moss ideas and using it to cover everything!     I harvest my moss from my own yard… Why do people go to great lengths...
The Difference Between a Shovel and a Spade

The Difference Between a Shovel and a Spade

  The Difference Between a Shovel and a Spade   They both dig right? They both lift things, make holes, are good for leaning on…. but what is the difference between a shovel and a spade….really?   This may come as a bit of a surprise to you but...
Easter Bonnet Hanging Baskets

Easter Bonnet Hanging Baskets

  Easter Bonnet Hanging Baskets Do you ever wander the Dollar Store aisles and think… Can I put dirt in that? I do all the time and I happened onto some children’s sun hats that reminded me of the Easter Bonnets we used to have to decorate. Those big...
Roses are…blue?

Roses are…blue?

Roses are….Blue?     I decided to show case some unlikely picks for this months romantic holiday. Breeders are constantly stretching the limits of these garden beauties and what we have to show for their efforts is nothing less than spectacular.  ...