About this time of mid-summer, my gardens start looking like a jungle. I love how the flowers are blooming like…
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How to Enjoy a Windowsill Display: A Study in Blue
Do you have a windowsill near your kitchen sink? I think this little display area in a home can be…
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Green Depression Glass and a little Junk for a Garden Party
Do you have a vintage find that you know if you ever found it for a decent price, you’d nab…
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Reflections on Gardening and Mothering, plus 5 Features to Add to your Garden!
As I roamed my yard this week after a fresh rainfall, I admired all the prettiness unfurling from it’s long…
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Get a Big Bang from your Box Store Bouquet
April showers bring May flowers, right? Well, despite that we still have some showers hanging around, I am busting out…
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Add Some Pretty to your Pansy Pots
We’re hosting a small Easter gathering this year, so I’m making my list of things to accomplish this week. Hopefully…
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Chickens, Fresh Eggs, and Egg Salad
The neighbors have been hanging out in our yard a lot lately this spring. Which makes our Fake Farmhouse feel…
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Selling Tips: Growing Grass, Selling Grass
Every March for many years I’ve started some grass seed on my bay window in anticipation of selling it at…
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Trying New Things, including Succulents
This summer, I tried something new. I planted a mix of succulents in all of my table top containers. I…
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Hydrangeas, Pick them Now
It was a beautiful fall weekend here in Minnesota, and I decided to enjoy the last fleeting days of my…
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