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(Photo by Morgan Vander Hart on Unsplash) I know a lot of people are bored right now and a little pissed off about having to stay home especially when St Patricks Day was gonna be a great excuse to get

We have an acre, how many trees and shrubs can you fit on an acre before shading the whole thing out? Not sure but I think I’ve got room to add at least these… I hope. GardenGoodsDirect.com has a pretty

Maybe grasses are trendy right now or maybe they’re really just timeless. They fill in spaces, add movement and color, and they look good through winter too. I’ve got some but not enough to create the

Photo by Matheus Frade on Unsplash We all have that funny little pestering feeling inside us. The one that we can probably blame for at least some of the unhappiness in our lives. That feeling of, “I’m

This was our old garden in March right before we sold the house. This is where I fell in love with gardening. It started with vegetables then herbs and fruit and flowers… but I was running out of room

Photo by Nathan Bingle on Unsplash I’d like to blame the snow falling outside my living room window but that wouldn’t be the real reason I stopped dead in my tracks when attempting to research an article

Alright I’ve been making lists for weeks now of plants I want. I’ve ordered some but am holding back still on others. Why? Well because … money. Buying plants is expensive and on top of that it’s a hell

Photo by Benjamin Combs on Unsplash We all experience the problems of living in the modern world, head to Google and type that in and you’ll find a barrage of familiar issues from depression and stress

I went a bit overboard today and started online plant shopping. I’d had this order saved for weeks from Spring Hill Nursery and when they gave me a $100 off of $200 coupon and flat rate shipping I couldn’t

I live in the UK and I hail from a long-lived family (both sides have a lot of ‘three score years and ten’ achievers). Add to that, my husband’s family. While some have died relatively young, back in the

This project always reminds me of the South Park episode about “White People Renovating Houses”... “what I’m thinking is to take out the wall between the kitchen and living room for a more open concept…”

Turns out I have plants arriving as early as March 3rd! I forgot I even made the order and now with snow coming down I’m getting a bit nervous about what I’ll do with them once they arrive and also where

Just a quick little FreeWrite I recorded and posted, I’m gonna try to make this a weekly thing. Hey everyone! This is my first YouTube post, I’ve been wanting to get some videos up, something simple of

Colorado has dynamic weather. Yesterday I wore shorts and a tank top. We had a picnic out back and worked outside all day even digging holes and sinking posts. But today I sip my tea and watch the snow

Have I mentioned I’m getting anxious for spring? Maybe we all are. I can’t help but flip through books, catalogues, and online shops of plants pining for so much variety. Where can I get it the cheapest?

I wake up from a nap on the couch. It’s not even noon. Why am I so tired? Maybe it’s just that kind of day, gloomy. Or maybe it’s been Arya’s sleep schedule changing and with it my own. “Her 13 month sleep

When we moved into our house in May we knew one of the first projects was going to have to be a back door. You see the house is a duplex and our upstairs home is actually a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom. Arya

Since the move I’ve tried really hard not to stop by any thrift shops. My true nature isn’t minimalism, it tends to be a bit on the “collector” side of things (to say it nicely). I get a thrill out of

Week 3 - Jan 20 2020 I remember when 2020 seemed so far away that it would never actually come and now it’s here. Time plodding along unending at least as we know it. I’ve been spending much of that time

It’s January but the days have been nice. Nice enough to spend time outside with Arya and to daydream about which plants will come back and which will secede with the winter into the earth. Lots of straw