Category: Gardening

May 6, 2014

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

DIY Cold Frame Garden Box

This DIY cold frame garden box was designed for garden boxes in areas of the country that receive frost. You can plant your vegetables earlier in the season and maintain them later in the season as well.

May 5, 2014

Flowers

Overwintering Geraniums

Don't Throw Out Your Geraniums! Steps For Overwintering 1.) Remove each individual geranium plant from the soil and shake off dirt. 2.) Cut the greens and stems back to around 2 inches. 3.) Place all...

February 16, 2014

Backyard Projects and Crafts/Gardening

DIY Toadstools for Your Flower Garden

This project is simple and cute! By recycling a vase, bowl and decorative pieces of glass or broken plates you can create your own DIY toadstools for your flower garden.

October 23, 2013

Flower Planting Containers/Flowers

Antique Metal Tubs with Handles

Antique Metal Tubs with Handles Antique metal tubs with handles add visual appeal to any yard, deck or patio. Their size is perfect for being able to plant and grow a vast amount in the...

September 30, 2013

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Basil From Cuttings

Growing Basil Cuttings Winter is coming. Growing basil cuttings from your outdoor plants will make sure you have fresh basil to use indoors throughout the season.

September 4, 2013

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Digging Horseradish Roots for Winter

Digging Horseradish Roots for Winter Digging horseradish roots for winter serves two purposes. Preparing horseradish sauce and also storing the root for those that DO NOT get frost.

July 26, 2013

All Posts/Gardening

Making Raspberry Freezer Jam

We have been blessed with an exceptional berry season this year. After filling the freezer with plenty of berries for the winter and making a few tortes my daughter and I decided to try our hand at making raspberry, blackcap...

July 22, 2013

Flowers

Growing Cactus Outdoors in Cold Weather Climates

I was giggling when I overheard an employee at our local home improvement store telling a customer that you couldn’t grow any form of cactus outdoors in Wisconsin.  Oh, really? I beg to differ.  Growing...

July 14, 2013

Gardening/Recipes

Simple Creamy Cucumber Salad

Simple Creamy Cucumber Salad This light and refreshing Simple creamy cucumber salad is infused with a lemon kick. Perfect to use those fresh garden cucumbers, onions and dill. Vegan? Exchange the Mayo in this recipe for...

June 2, 2013

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Collect Seeds From Your Rhubarb Plant

Collect Seeds From Your Rhubarb Plant Question. “Can we plant the seed that is growing from our rhubarb?”  Short answer.  Yes, you can.  However, there is a certain time to collect seeds from your rhubarb...

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Grow Rhubarb From Seed From Your Own Plant

Grow Rhubarb From Seed From Your Own Plant Did you know you could harvest seeds from your rhubarb plants? Well, you can. Grow rhubarb from seed!

May 27, 2013

Houseplants

Repotting a Money Plant

Repotting a Money Plant Today, I’m repotting a money plant. The money tree plant is a hardy, climbing plant that will grow in just about any soil or even flourish in water. Besides being called...

April 20, 2013

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Starting and Maintaining a Raspberry Patch

Starting and Maintaining a Raspberry Patch Living directly in town I don’t have a lot of space to grow raspberries.  I searched for ways for starting and maintaining a raspberry patch with little effort.  Raised...

April 1, 2013

Backyard Projects and Crafts/Gardening

Easy Stepping Stones for the Garden

Easy Stepping Stones for the Garden Easy stepping stones for the garden. Creating garden stepping stones couldn’t be this easy, could it? It is so easy that a group of 12-year-old children could make them...

March 25, 2013

Flower Planting Containers/Flowers

Stone Crock Flower Pots

Stone Crock Flower Pots One of my favorite planters of all time. The old style crocks. Stone crock flower pots rock! I have one crock planted with red geraniums every year on the cement pad...