Questions about our new pergola have been rolling in the last few months... It's been on my "Someday" list all summer to write a post about our new pergola. We all have those Someday lists right? Since I've been getting more and more email questions about the details, I ... [ Read More ]
RNS Garden Tour Continues with a Peek Around the Backyard
Earlier this summer I shared a tour of the front yard at our new house... Here's the link in case you missed it. The yard wasn't in great shape anywhere, but the backyard and sides looked especially tough. I thought we took some photos of it but...no luck finding them so ... [ Read More ]
National Book Lovers Day: Make Time for Some R&R with a Good Book
Am I the only one that thinks summer needs a speeding ticket? Our beautiful pergola was finally finished in mid-June, and except for a few cookouts and parties with friends and families, we haven't slowed down long enough to enjoy it much. When this project was in it's messiest ... [ Read More ]
8 Steps to Keep Cut Hydrangeas Fresh Longer
This Summer has been a scorcher here in Michigan... I mean Botswana on safari in an open-top Land Rover hot. And that's coming from a girl with southern roots whose been known to grab a sweatshirt when the temperature falls below 80. My hydrangeas have become real divas that ... [ Read More ]
Mosquito-Repellent Herbs and Flowers
Michigan's state bird is technically the Robin, but I swear it should be the mosquito... In my years away from the Great Lake state, I'd forgotten how ferocious those little bugs could be. Especially when you live in suburbia. Swatting away mosquitoes and dosing yourself in ... [ Read More ]