Is your blank slate of a backyard overwhelming you and you don’t know where to start? I’m using our new backyard as an example to show you how to plant a garden from scratch that includes perennials, annuals, shrubs, vegetables, and more. Our new backyard & how to plant a garden from scratch One of …
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Looking for tips on how to grow allium? This post has everything you need to know, from how to plant the bulbs, if you should deadhead the flowers, if alliums come back every year, and more. How to plant & grow allium (aka the ornamental onion) Hey everyone! This is the third in a series …
Learn how to use a compost tumbler and check out my review of the Miracle-Gro Dual Chamber Compost Tumbler. Affiliate links below; read more about those here. All about how to start and manage a compost tumbler! One of the HUGE draws for our new house was the big backyard. The house itself might be smaller, but …
Learn how to care for a banana plant, including how to help it winter over! How to grow gorgeous banana plants! I’m excited to be writing about caring for banana plants today because it is one of the plants that first piqued my interest in gardening. My parents have always grown banana plants in their …
Learn all about potted eucalyptus plant care, including how to help your eucalyptus plant thrive indoors. How to care for the gorgeous potted eucalyptus plant Eucalyptus is one of my favorite scents. I’m not an essential oils person in that I think they do anything other than smell nice. But I have gone through my …
This guide shares how to dig up and store elephant ear bulbs for winter. How I dig up and store elephant ear bulbs in the fall Elephant ear plants are one of my favorite plants to decorate our patio with. I sometimes plant them in the ground, too—and they can get quite large! Regardless of …
This post shares all about how to build a raised garden bed with wood. Small raised garden beds help us maximize our small backyard. How to Build a Raised Garden Bed With Wood Hey all, it’s week 3 of the One Room Challenge, and I’m sharing more progress on our tiny backyard. Here’s week 2 if you …
Wondering how to keep squirrels off your balcony garden? Here’s how I do it using a DIY spray approach! Here’s how I keep squirrels off my little garden… I absolutely love my apartment balcony garden. This is the first time we’ve have a balcony sunny enough to grow anything on, and I’ve definitely taken full …
I’m sharing a few ways to preserve your summer herbs, including through drying, freezing, and preserving. 5 easy ways to preserve summer herbs I’ve got some seriously awesome herb production going on in my balcony garden. So much that I’ve started to harvest and preserve many of them so that we’ll be able to enjoy …