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Nothing brightens a room more than stunning blooms. Whether you are growing a flower garden outdoor or supplying your home with beautiful cut blooms. From butterfly gardens to cut flower gardens to bountiful perennial bulbs. We live for spring and summer blooms. Let’s explore the sometimes fickle, but always lovely flower.
Now that winter is here, it is always so lovely to bring blooming plants into the home. A little color and the soft glow of nature can help with the winter doldrums. Recently, I found a sad African Violet on…
Finally, it is time for outdoor planter design ideas! This summer I am going to try some new plants that I have never worked with before. It is always a good idea to stick with your thrillers, fillers, and spillers…
It is finally time to get back out in our gardens. So, today I am working on building a simple mason bee house that will welcome those lovely pollinators to my yard. Here is what you need: Hollow bamboo 6″-9″…
Harvesting seed pods is so much fun. Whether your are picking up pods from your own garden or finding a few on a nature walk, seed pods will offer up an abundance of seeds for the following growing season. You…
Fall is here and winter is around the corner, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t prepare your pollinator garden perennials for next spring. A butterfly or pollinator garden is a great way to bring all sorts of fun critters…
Coleus is my favorite outdoor plant. It grows rapidly, propagates easily from cutting or seed and is very forgiving. You will find coleus in many shapes, colors and sizes. It is truly the perfect plant for any outdoor container or…
The short answer is, I don’t know. I do know that it is a succulent with lovely variegated leaves and cute pink daisy flowers. But where did it come from? The name MEZOO is trademarked which means somewhere someone filed…
If you are ever in the market for a beautiful trailing succulent, look no more. You might remember this succulent from my Outdoor Planter Series when I first planted this lovely succulent. Mezoo Trailing Red “Mesbicla” is my favorite trailing…
A Canna makes a perfect “thriller” for your outdoor planters. However, there are a few thing you should know about keeping them blooming and growing all season long. First, when a Canna is done blooming the leftover petals can be…
Fall is upon us and that means it is time to start harvesting your seeds! First off, when labeling seeds there are a few key things you might want to remember: Plant Name – Kind of a no-brainer Plant Color…
