Learn how to create a relaxing oasis with these 8 inspirational outdoor patio ideas, patio furniture and backyard decor! Including a fire table, armchairs & outdoor bar cart! … [Read more...]
6 Small Space Landscaping Plants
6 small space landscaping plants for small yards! Do you have grand landscaping dreams but are limited on space? Living with a small yard or even absence of a yard doesn’t mean you have to live a landscape free life! There are plenty of plants you can grow in your yard even if you are working with a tiny piece of land. Look below at these 6 … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy Outdoor Christmas Planter – Holiday Decorating
Gorgeous Christmas DIY Decor Idea! In just a few minutes you can put together this Quick and Easy Outdoor Christmas Planter for your front door area or porch! This holiday decorating idea is so easy - even if you aren't a decorator! … [Read more...]
Landscaping Around A Lamp Post
See my landscaping around a lamp post tips and tricks to blend a lamp post into the front of your home and improve it's appearance! Lamp posts tend to stick out like a sore thumb and look bare - especially if they are in the front yard - but there are ways to garden around it by adding flowers and plants to increase your home's curb appeal! … [Read more...]
How To Grow A Cut Flower Garden
Spring and summer is coming our way! What better way to enjoy it than with cut flowers grown at home? There is nothing more beautiful than a vase of fresh cut flowers on a coffee table, dining table or kitchen counter! This year I'm determined to grow a cutting garden so I can decorate my home this summer with gorgeous colorful blooms! Will you … [Read more...]
The Perfect Pond – 10 Tips On How To Build One
I love spending as much time as I can outdoors in our back yard - soaking up the sunshine and enjoying Mother Nature! While we do have lots of beautiful flower beds around our home, I've always dreamed of creating a pond style water garden in our backyard filled with water irises and lily pads, frogs and goldfish! My Mom had a pond in her yard … [Read more...]
Make it! DIY Potting Bench with Sink
Hello friends!! Today I'm sharing our DIY Potting Bench with a sink and lots of bells-and-whistles! This post begins with an apology.... I'm so sorry everyone. I promised I would post this tutorial a few months ago after I gave you a sneak peek at the finished results.... and the summer just got away from me. But great news! I have the … [Read more...]
DIY Pallet Potting Bench – Sneak Peek
We've been super busy here lately making a DIY pallet potting bench made from free pallet wood and I love how it turned out! Today I'm giving you a sneak peek of it and I'll be sharing the tutorial for it next week! Do you love the gorgeous gray color? Yes, I'll be sharing that too! I'm been itching to have a potting bench to … [Read more...]
How to Grow Wheatgrass – Indoor Gardening and Decor Idea
I've been bitten by the gardening bug this Spring!! After the horribly long winter we've had this year I can't wait to get started on my big gardening plans for indoors and out!! My outdoor deck decorating plan this year includes planters of lush vibrant green wheat grass - I just love wheat grass's foliage and gorgeous pop of green … [Read more...]
5 Tips on Adding Curb Appeal with Plants
Today I'm talking about gardening - tips on curb appeal with plants! Our home's curb appeal is so important to our family!! When we moved into our beautiful home 2 and a half years ago we were lucky to inherit gorgeous landscaped gardens and plants in our front and back yards. As a military family we move a lot and fabulous curb appeal … [Read more...]
How to Plant an Outdoor Herb Garden Pot
How to Plant an Easy Outdoor Potted Herb Garden and Tips for Planting and Taming Invasive Mint! Healthy and Delicious! I'm so excited to share my latest gardening adventure with you! Do you love fresh herbs and gardening? So do I! So every summer I plant an outdoor herb garden in a big pot and keep it on our deck by our kitchen patio doors. A … [Read more...]
10 Outdoor Living Ideas | Monday Funday Link Party
10 Outdoor Living Ideas- Craft ideas and Decor projects...see below. 10 Outdoor Living Ideas- Recipes for outdoor picnics and dining! ...see below. Hi everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! I'm so glad to see you here for another Monday Funday Link Party! We are having gorgeous weather here so I took advantage of it and did a … [Read more...]
10 DIY Home & Garden Projects | Monday Funday Link Party
Hello Friends! I have a special announcement to make today!! But first I wanted to update you on my past week - it was crazy busy and hectic! This past week was a super busy one as I recover from my mountain bike wipe-out! Thanks to everyone who has sent me well-wishes!! My week was full of physiotherapy appointments and I also … [Read more...]
Storage and Organization Ideas for Yard & Garden Supplies
Even though we still have several feet of snow on the ground we are thinking about Spring here and making plans to maintain our yard once the snow melts. We are lucky enough to have a large landscaped front and back lawn with beautiful flower gardens and shrubs, decorative stone landscaping and a large yard area. We get lots of … [Read more...]
My Top 3 Purple Flowering Plants for a Butterfly Garden
The top 3 purple flowering plants for a butterfly garden - I love to grow plants in our flower beds, baskets and containers that attract butterflies! One of the things I love the best about summer is our flower gardens and watching all of the birds and butterflies that visit! I love to grow plants in our flower beds, baskets and containers that … [Read more...]
