At a time of year when there’s no shortage of faux decor—faux trees, faux berries, faux garlands, faux mistletoe, for starters—it’s nice to have a few real plants around. The plants we typically think of… [Continue Reading]
How to create a winter window box
I love creating winter containers. They can be simple or over the top, and free or quite spendy. All of them bring color at a time of year when the world seems to be in… [Continue Reading]
The beautiful oddball: Growing turmeric
Growing oddball plants—those plants that aren’t commonly grown in the area—is almost always rewarding. Since there is no real way to measure success, any sign of a plant doing what it’s supposed to do is… [Continue Reading]
Cozying up for fall with great garden inspiration
Thank you to Inside Outside House & Garden for partnering with me on my post. As usual, all words and thoughts are mine. Check out the promo code at the end for a free trial…. [Continue Reading]
Don’t sleep on these fall garden standouts
I’ll admit it: My gardener brain switched into fall to-do list mode awhile ago. But somewhere along the line in between planning where bulbs will go and remembering which plants need to be moved, I… [Continue Reading]
Wow-worthy plant combinations
This time of year is all about soaking in the garden and making mental (or more likely, photographic) notes about what worked and what didn’t. Some things are as simple as a plant that just… [Continue Reading]
Growing dahlias as garden plants
Thanks to Longfield Gardens for partnering with me on this post. You don’t need to look far on this blog or in my garden to know that I am mildly obsessed with dahlias and have… [Continue Reading]