large vintage-style garden trellis tutorial & free plans
As I shared last week (in THIS POST), I decided I was overcomplicating the trellis idea for the garage wall. I thought building one large trellis would be the way to go, but I realized two would balance out the windows on the other “wing” of the house and two trellises would be much easier […]
April 2024 Creative Retreat Takeaways
I’m so glad I was finally able to get away for a Creative Retreat last week. It’s been over four years since the last one, so it was way overdue! I had my first Creative Retreat in 2018 and it was a special experience. Other than blog conferences, I had never taken time away from […]
garden updates | bishop’s weed, trellis design, & progress
In case you haven’t noticed by the subject of my recent posts, gardening has been my main focus over the past few weeks. I feel like I have to take advantage of the weather before it starts getting really hot and also get the backyard cleaned up before we open the pool. I keep feeling […]
why Annabelle hydrangeas are my favorite
It was our first summer in our house in Minnesota and I noticed some potted white hydrangeas at the grocery store (of all places.) We had a lot of work to do on the garden beds before we were ready for planting (weeding, digging up unwanted plants, moving rock), so I wasn’t planning on buying […]
Isle of Palms & Wild Dunes Shelling Guide
Back in 2022, I wrote a post sharing Shelling Tips on Isle of Palms, and a year prior to that, I wrote a post with general Tips on Shelling. I’ve since been back to Isle of Palms two more times and have stayed in another location further up the island in the Wild Dunes resort […]
beautiful tools | copper watering can & mister
As I have shared many times over the years, I believe in having the tools you use every day be beautiful from dish brushes and bars of soap to brooms and scissors to pencils and grocery bags. Functional items can, in most cases, also be lovely, aesthetically pleasing, and a delight to use. They don’t […]
a million chances | encouragement
We have six large maples that are half a century old framing our house. I love the dappled light they make on the house in the morning and evening and the shade they provide in the summer. They put on quite a show in the fall as well. There are a few downsides to having […]
my gardening notebook
A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by a local nursery/garden center that is just a stone’s throw from my house. I’ve driven by it often and wanted to stop in, but I knew I wasn’t ready for planting until after the roof was replaced and the exterior painting was done. We finished priming and […]