The gardening bug is biting so hard these days it’s not even funny. I’m even planning to check just how frozen the ground is in an area where I want to do soil test. It’s sort of ridiculous. Anyway, this week’s Friday Finds proves that it’s gardening that’s on my mind these days. The All-American Selections winners are interesting. These ...
I can’t tell you how happy I am that so many of you have been enjoying the British gardening television shows I’ve been linking to for the last year. It makes me feel like a normal human being, because when I see a new show pop up on my Youtube feed, I get downright giddy, immediately drop everything I’m doing ...
One of the great things about this time of year, when northern gardeners have no choice but to dream rather than do, is that it affords the great luxury of spending a great deal of time on research. I used to just go to the garden center and buy whatever struck my fancy that day. Sending a gardener to a ...
I am SO ready to garden. I’ve started researching plants, planning garden chores and pulling out old copies of gardening magazines for inspiration. And judging by some of the comments I’ve gotten on Facebook, a lot of you are feeling the same way. Sounds like it’s time for a little dose of some great British gardening television. Sadly there have ...
Have you ever started a project and then finished it three years later? I do it more often than I care to say. I remember when I got this table. After my grandmother died, a lot of the furniture from her house was shifted to the family cottage and some of the furniture from the cottage was up for grabs. ...
It is deep, dark winter here, but the new year always puts me in the mood to get things done. Today’s Friday Finds bears that out. Sow & Dippity has a great list of things a gardener can do to keep busy until spring. I have to check out some of the gardening apps she mentions. North Coast Gardening image ...
Sometimes the choices for plants of the year befuddle me. I feel like maybe the people who choose them ran out of options (which is ridiculous because there are so many great plants out there) or maybe were wooed by something gorgeous but difficult to grow. I’m very happy to say that that’s not at all the case with the ...
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I love the Better After blog for inspiration. It amazes me how there are people out there who can see another life for something that I would classify as junk or never see beyond its original purpose. Here’s a garden related before and after that would be so cool for a more modern house. Taking […]
I think I predicted this was going to happen. If you recall I was on the search for a “named” white for the trim in our house. I did a bunch of testing and it turned out that Benjamin Moore’s “Cotton Balls” seemed to be very close to our existing trim color, but maybe a […]
F ew places on Earth are more beautiful than New Zealand. Actually, I’ve been lucky enough to do a lot of traveling and so far I’ve not found a place as beautiful as the little land down under. And it’s particularly wonderful if you love gardens. I’ve been enjoying reading the blog of a Kiwi […]
Every Christmas tree is special and every Christmas is memorable for one reason or another. This project combines both of those. And if you have kids, I think it’s especially great. The good news is that it’s not too late to make these tree trunk ornaments, although usually I start the project when we bring […]
I n honor of my Christmas cards going out late this year, I thought I’d send Christmas wishes to all of you out there by giving you a little look back at our holiday cards featuring our dogs. We weren’t planning on sending out pictures of the dogs (Newfoundlands Hudson and Rita) every year, but […]
I t’s been a bit since I’ve had a post here, but that’s because I’ve been busy Christmas-ing things up at our house. To say that I got a bit late this year would be something of an understatement. Since I’m sure most of you already have done your decorations, I’m not expecting to inspire [
L ast year I bought several interesting amaryllis bulbs to give as Christmas gifts. They were very well received, especially by the people on my list who don’t want or need more “stuff.” I guess I was bit over anxious last year because I planted them sometime in November. I ended up giving most of […]
O K, so I’m missing the before and during pictures, but I do have an after. This is one of those really uncomfortable Ikea chairs that the whole world gets when you need a chair. After awhile it ends up in your basement where your cat takes up residence on it, making it so disgusting […]
I ‘ve found that mentioning projects here makes me far more likely to actually accomplish them. Keeps me honest, I guess. So, here’s my list of things I’d like to accomplish around the house this long, long winter. Someone please make me revisit it in March so I actually hurry up and get some done. […]
C hristmas, apparently, is right around the corner. Apparently even though I have calendars in front of my face constantly, that is a fact that has eluded me until this weekend. What really got me in gear was the threat of our first real snowfall, and I thought I had better get some decorations up, […]
A llow me to indulge myself just a bit (as though this whole blog isn’t an indulgence). I love the television show “Lost” and particularly the character Hurley, played by Jorge Garcia. (Well I really love Sawyer, but that’s something else entirely). Anyway, Jorge (the actor) has a blog that’s pretty funny and thi
A m I think only person who gets more excited about wrapping presents than buying or giving them? I’ve always loved wrapping presents and a big part of the fun is coming up with new ideas every year. Often my “theme” follows a color trend I’m particularly into at the time, but sometimes it flows […]
I ‘m more than a little in love with these succulent wreaths, featured yesterday at Apartment Therapy. If I had time I’d make one now, but I think this would be an equally great summer project.
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