Fresh from the Garden: Raspberry Basil Lemonade So we finally saw the sun around here this week y'all! Makes up for how disappointed I was NOT to have scored a single dress, sandal or bag at the Lilly Pulitzer for Target madness this morning. Speaking of sandals... All my ... [ Read More ]
#GARDEN365: An Everyday Garden Photo Challenge
Joining the #Garden365 Fun I stumbled across this fun challenge --#garden365 -- while rambling around Instagram looking at garden photos on a cold and snowy "spring" day. It is the brain child of Sweet Domesticity. So I emailed Maria and asked if I could join the party a ... [ Read More ]
Celebrating National Gardening Month
Hello Spring! We've been not so patiently waiting for you for a long time now... If you are a gardener, the month of March in the Great Lakes area can be just short of torturous. A few warm days make you think spring has arrived! Yipee... And then winter slaps you hard with a ... [ Read More ]
Forcing Spring Bulbs Indoors
We woke up to snow again. Four days in a row. Yes, at the tail end of March the fluffy stuff is still falling. I decided rather than sit and whining... I would head to the garden center and grab some spring bulbs. If spring won't willingly come to my house... I will force ... [ Read More ]
Memory Lane and My Favorite Garden Centers
My Roots are in Gardening What is your earliest childhood memory? For me, some of my earliest and happiest memories are of trailing along behind my paternal grandparents in the garden. My grandfather was the rock star of grandpas. Seriously. I know everyone thinks that but ... [ Read More ]