If you‘ve been enjoying your fresh herbs since they were big enough to start snipping and using, you have probably noticed a few things. First, you love the way the fresh herbs add flavor to everything you cook. Second, you probably have enjoyed some of the great craft projects that use herbs, for yourself and… Continue reading Preserving your Herbal Bounty
Journaling and scrapbooking have become the most popular crafts in the country. When you are journaling, you’re writing about people, places, and events that have taken place. When you’re scrapbooking, you’re taking pictures and preserving them in a beautiful keepsake, recording important dates, times and places. Journaling in the garden combines the two into one… Continue reading Garden Journaling
Houseplants are just that – plants meant for growing in the house. They’re not plants you find growing in nature. But at one point, most of the plants we call houseplants today were wild plants growing somewhere in nature – whether in rain forests, woodlands or prairies. Over the years, they have been acclimated to… Continue reading Houseplants for Year-Round Gardening
International Fairy Day is coming, June 24th! Fairies are decorating gardens everywhere. Sculptures and figurines are available to suit any size garden and price range. Whether displayed singly or in a grouping, fairies add a sense of wonder and magic to your garden. Plantings in a fairy garden should include trees that provide food and… Continue reading Fairies in the Garden
Confused by the terminology at the garden center? Not sure if you need a pergola or a trellis, a gazebo or an arbor? Here are some guidelines that should help end the confusion. The choice is yours – use what you like and what works with your style. When choosing items for the garden, consider… Continue reading Glossary of Common Garden Ornaments
You’ve spent the summer teaching your kids to love, respect and enjoy nature. They’ve had a garden of their own and enjoyed the experience of taking care of flowers and reaping the harvest of their own veggies. But as the season draws to an end, how do you keep their interest in nature going? What… Continue reading A Child’s Indoor Garden
There is nothing more delicious than a freshly picked, home grown vegetable. If you’re limited on space for a large vegetable garden, you can still grow several vegetables in containers on patios, rooftops, balconies or in a small yard. The most important thing to consider in placement of container plantings is sunlight. Most vegetables require… Continue reading Container Vegetable Gardening
We spend many enjoyable hours when our children are young reading fairy tales and bedtime stories, planting seeds of imagination and unlimited possibilities for the future. Imagine the fun of bringing those stories to life in the garden. Creating a themed garden based on fairy tale characters and childhood stories lets us do just that.… Continue reading Children’s Theme Gardens
Gardening is a great way to get your children interested in nature, and to teach important lessons about life. But there are many other basic skills that children can learn even before they attend school, and the garden is the perfect place to teach them. Patience – waiting for seeds to germinate teaches children patience.… Continue reading Basic Skills Kids Learn in the Garden
When we look at our homes from the outside, we see brick and concrete, siding and fencing. But look closer at most homes, even those with little or no yard, and you’ll find plantings of some sort, whether pots on a terrace, a balcony with hanging plants, or window boxes, full of color. We may… Continue reading Add Quick Color with Annual Climbers
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