Now that the kids are on summer vacation, spring is in full swing here in MN! Seriously, that's how long it takes!! The garden is finally more than just a few sprouts. It still has a ways to go,...
lavender topiary & customized planter
The lavender topiaries, the ones I anticipated with eagerness each spring in PA, the ones I would stockpile in the back of my van, so I could sell them at Lucketts, have finally made it to...
a little “spring cleaning” for my indoor plants
Just a quick bit of business first... We were having some technical glitches with the Personal Retreat Guide for Creatives yesterday, but it's working now. If you were having that trouble, you can...
why there is a Christmas wreath on my door in April
I learned last spring that one can get away with having Christmas greenery and lights up on a porch until April in Minnesota. Since there is still snow on the ground, it just works and seems...
mid-summer garden update
It's been a few weeks since our front garden overhaul, so I thought I would give an update! First of all, everything has been a success so far. Everything is growing well and I'm enjoying checking...
cherry picking
I hope you had a lovely fourth of July! We invited some friends over from our church and then watched fireworks from a vantage point near our house. It was low key, but everything July 4th should...
front garden reveal
Other than letting everything grow, the front garden is all finished! Well, for now. I am still a novice gardener, but one thing I have learned is that gardens are dynamic and they are never...
concrete urn, cast iron cow & cherry trees
It has been a lot of hard work, but all of the planting in the front garden is done! The garden was stripped down to bare dirt early last week and I then worked on improving the soil to help all of...
plan for the front garden
If you missed my garden post last week, you might want to take a minute to check it out. The comment section is full of great advice, tips, and suggestions that are especially applicable and...
clean slate in the garden
I was really getting the gardening itch in late May, but with all of the traveling we had coming up, it just didn't make sense to buy a bunch of plants and start a project we couldn't finish before...