Glad to be back for Friday Finds this week. Blogland is humming these days; it seems like autumn has everyone in the mood for some seriously creative projects. First off, if you missed my review… [Continue Reading]
Archives for October 2015
A SERIOUS YARD TOOL THAT ANYONE CAN USE
It is a big time of year for yard work. Those of us in the north know that any day could be our last opportunity to clean up the yard before snow and ice descend…. [Continue Reading]
VISITING BATHROOM SHANGRI-LA
In my mind at least, the downstairs bathroom renovation is ON. My mind and reality are not necessarily in the same place though. One thing I learned when we did our major house remodel four… [Continue Reading]
THE BEAUTY AND SADNESS OF FROST BOUQUETS
There is a traditional among northern gardeners in which the night before the first frost we all run out to our gardens and cut every tender flower we can find. Last Friday, the night of… [Continue Reading]
AN OVERHEAD VIEW SHOWS A GARDEN’S ISSUES
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about a few things you can do in your garden in fall to set yourself up for a great gardening year ahead. I accidentally came across another one: check… [Continue Reading]
FRIDAY FINDS
Well, it looks like we may get our first frost tonight. I’ll be making myself a big bouquet of flowers from what is left in the garden and bringing the poor spider plant after work…. [Continue Reading]
HOW TO DEADHEAD DAHLIAS FOR BLOOMS ALL SEASON LONG
It is mid-October and the dahlias in my yard are looking the best they have all summer. Most have been blooming since July, basically nonstop and I’d be hard pressed to find another flower that… [Continue Reading]