7 Organic Seed Companies Worth Checking Out

7 Organic Seed Companies Worth Checking Out

  Seeds, seeds and more seeds. Winter is actually a great time for gardeners. Instead of tending to our gardens we are dreaming about them. My mother always tells the story that while other teenage girls would read fiction novels, her Shelley loved to read seed...
Decorative Bark Mulch

Decorative Bark Mulch

  Decorative Bark Mulch Who said that you can’t have flowers in the garden in winter? This application takes Decorative Bark Mulch to a whole new level….how amazing is this? Don’t let these pretty looks fool you, this mulch is also serving a...
Birds, bugs, bee’s and bounties

Birds, bugs, bee’s and bounties

  I was going to write a post with a fall garden checklist, but as I wondered around the garden snapping pictures, I realized that this post needed to be dedicated to the Birds, Bugs, Bee’s and Bounties. There is a tremendous amount of life and beauty still...
Summer Garden Tips

Summer Garden Tips

You want to make some honey? All right. Here’s the recipe. Pour the juice from a thousand flowers Through the sweet tooth of a bee.                                                 ~ X. F. Kennedy  Here is my summer garden tips to help you get more out of your...
Fresh Herb Wreath

Fresh Herb Wreath

   Fresh Herb Wreath  Since wreaths are so hot right now, I decided to make a fresh herb wreath using fragrant bundles straight from my garden. Not only does this wreath smell incredible, it will look amazing when it’s dry since all the flowers picked for...
Soup Can Caddy

Soup Can Caddy

  Soup Can Caddy The summer has finally arrived here in the Pacific Northwest…. just in time as we were all starting to grow webbed feet with all that rain! I’ve got all my Garden Junk Art done for the year….( ha, well maybe )….so...
Garden Art

Garden Art

Garden Art I saw some ghost garden art made out of chicken wire on Pinterest awhile back and I kept that idea kicking around for a while. I wanted to make a garden girl…but how? Then in one of my creative moments (more like a wave that went for an entire...
Dragonfly Garden Art

Dragonfly Garden Art

Dragonfly Garden Art I love dragonflies…There’s something magical about them. There’s definitely is no shortage of Dragonfly Garden Art out there, but why not make your own? These colorful fellows are part of my Garden Junk Art series, so fittingly...
Garden Junk Art

Garden Junk Art

Garden Junk Art. Everyone has junk, and some of it can be re-purposed, re-used, and or recycled into useful or even pretty objects for your garden. Lets start with broken or rusty old tools.   This old pigeon coop (someday greenhouse project) is an eyesore to the...