I recently helped a friend makeover their small apartment patio and the results were so wonderful that I wanted to share it with you in case your small outdoor space needs an update. With only a few items and some sweat equity, we came up with some great ideas for an apartment patio makeover on…
Editor's Note: Today our contributing writer Angelia is back with a wonderful potion made from Mother Nature!
In a day’s time, I tend to have many bumps, scrapes, and bruises in my adventurous little family. Add to that that we are practically living on the surface of the sun, in the hot Southwest desert, my humans are…
A beautiful window box will not only transform your view, it can transform an entire street. If you have ever stopped to admire a lush window box bursting with vibrant color you know what I mean. From the inside, a room with a view like that can change your outlook. And it is made even…
I just took a bite of my first radish that I started from seed and it was so satisfying! So I thought I'd share the steps to growing seedlings with you so you can experience the same satisfaction this season. It's so easy to practice manual literacy my friends, and you won't regret it. To…
Now that you’ve learned how to build your own raised beds, here’s how to turn your raised bed into a greenhouse! Creating a semi-permanent greenhouse can increase your garden yield and stretch your growing season a few more precious weeks. The best part of these is, once summer heats up and your plants are well…
Yesterday you read my post on the Advantages of Container Gardening. So today I thought I'd share some inspiration for how to make your container garden fun and whimsical in the form of fabulous and unlikely growing containers! After all, it is hard to make a horde of plastic containers look stylish, so here are…
As you know, I recently completed an apartment renovation and am finally getting to the outside space. I did a complete outdoor makeover which I'm excited to share with you in a future post. I focused entirely on container gardening which has yielded amazing and beautiful results. From sunflowers to tomatoes and radishes, peppers, strawberries…
I wrote to you recently about the best herbs to grow in your garden this Spring. After all that work, do you know How to Preserve Your Own Herbs? Well today I'm going to break it down for ya. There are several ways to preserve your herbs for the cold months when there is less…
I spend a lot of time thinking about the edibles in my back yard that I may have not yet discovered. It amazes me how much we have around us that we are not longer familiar with, and that it was only a generation or two ago that our grandparents could identify plants and make…