A few years ago, I saw an amazing garden in an issue of ReadyMade. (I need to go through my old issues and see if I can find the actual photo.) I think it was planted in the courtyard of a Spanish style ranch somewhere in New Mexico; it was a full on riot of [...]
I’m so excited about this second and (sadly) final gardening guest post from Lara Lewis, gardener and jewelry maker extraordinaire. Today’s post is all about the joys of moon gardening. I haven’t experimented much with moon gardening, but after reading Lara’s post, I think I need to give it a try! (credit) (credit) I’ve been [...]
A little over a week ago I planted some tomato seeds and I didn’t really know what to expect. Usually I buy little tomato plants that are already about six inches tall and I thought it would probably be weeks and weeks before I saw any sign of tomatoes above ground. Two days they completely [...]
Hello Everyone, my name is Lara and I am so honored to have been asked to contribute two posts on gardening for this lovely blog. Spring has sprung, and like you, I’m sure, I am thoroughly enjoying hearing the birds singing again when I wake up in the morning. Actually, I am very much a [...]
Remember how I said the weather here was suppose to be wonderful this week? Well, it’s even more beautiful than I thought it would be! Cors loves napping in the sunshine and barking at the quick little chipmunks that are running around. I love having the windows open and I’m itching to get our garden [...]
We’ve had some delightfully cooler days this week and I’ve found myself drawn more and more to the outdoors. Today, after some plant watering and weed pulling, I took the camera for a little wander around the garden. I found this little fellow in the middle of our side yard. I scanned my flower seed [...]
You should visit Pretty Good for gorgeous photos and happy thoughts. I love this photo! Doesn’t it sum up a summer Friday so perfectly? Just looking at it, I feel the humidity and smell the heady perfume of the roses. It’s certainly humid here and our little garden is flourishing from all the rain we’ve been having. [...]
We’ve gotten all of our summer veggies planted and more and more of our flowers are blooming. The camera and I had a little stroll around the garden on saturday: My mom gave me these flowers last summer and I managed to keep them alive through the winter. They seem pretty happy to be back [...]
Oh my goodness! What a crazy week! Joel’s parents and sister came out to help with some major house renovation projects. Thanks to their hard work, we got so many things done. It’s so exciting to see progress! Who knew that our poor, mistreated house had so much charming potential? Joel has a few photos [...]
I saw these adorable moss terrariums on etsy today: I want to make one!
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