Today, my son Luke has his Court of Honor for his Eagle scout award–it’s been a long process and we are so happy and proud of him! He completed his Eagle project last fall–a rock-lined labyrinth at a local church. Those of you who have read my blog for awhile will know that I’m a [...]
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Sorry I’ve been a bit AWOL lately! My life has been upside down–in a good way–these last few weeks. First, and most importantly, I got engaged to The Hunky Foreman! I’m not too proud to share a pic taken right afterwards–yes, I’m in my bathrobe and don’t have any makeup on–but it was after midnight [...]
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I know Halloween is over, but Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so we’re still not done with pumpkins yet! Aside from decorating with them and carving them, what can you do? As it turns out, plenty! I’m amazed that, although I consider myself a big DIYer and cook/baker, I’ve never done most of these. [...]
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After 10 years designing landscapes for my clients, part of which includes container planting, I’d like to think I’ve come up with a few pretty good ideas. But I’m not alone–I happen to have a ton of talented friends who have some awesome ideas of their own! If you’re looking for some inspiration for your [...]
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Stumble Upon is an awesome tool! While stumbling, I came across this bottle garden from Design Sponge: Is this not cool? I looked over the directions–it does seem a bit fussy (cutting & sanding bottles, cutting screens) , but I’m guessing the initial work offsets how easy it is to grow these plants hydroponically. If [...]
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A few months ago, I decided to take Corona Tools and Stark Bros up on a challenge–see if I can grow strawberries in a small space! You all know that I garden on a balcony, so I decided to plant the 3 free Tribute strawberries that Stark Bros sent in one of my hayrack planters. [...]
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Got a bit of a creative streak, you say? Like to add some unexpected touches to your garden? I gotcha covered here. On a recent visit to Lucinda Hutson’s exuberant central Austin garden, I noticed a small bed in the back that was edged with clear bottles. Not steel edging, not rock, but glass bottles. [...]
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Don’t you love it when you see an awesome project or garden idea that’s so simple it’s brilliant? Look at this garden in a gutter–it’s been on various sites, but done by Jayme Jenkins from aHa! Home and Garden and then highlighted on the uber-cool Apartment Therapy site. This project is perfect for someone who [...]
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We finished the living wall at my new favorite clients’ house! This project was an absolute blast to create! We started with a 10′ x 6′ area of blank fence, which was a privacy issue with the neighbors. It’s also a very narrow area, only about 4′ between the fence and the pool decking, so [...]
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Last month when I was at the Garden2Blog at P. Allen’s Smith’s place in Little Rock, AR, one of the event sponsors was Corona Tools, and they invited bloggers at the event to participate in their new project. The “Strawberry Fields for Everyone” project was created as a contest to show gardeners that however small [...]
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