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Gorgeous Butterweed – She’s The Devil in Disguise!
This spring I had a beautiful yellow drift of daisy-like flowers in my backyard. These plants were bunched together near a narrow drainage “creek” for lack of a better word. It is the same area where…
10 Flower Meanings & What They Symbolize
Floriography – the Language of Flower Meanings Flowers have always had a symbolic meaning and we still connect some of those old ideas with flowers in the modern age. It goes back to very old times…
Persian Shield – That Pretty Purple Plant
Its name is Strobilanthes dyeriana “Persian Shield” and it is such a stunning color in your garden or containers. Be ready with that name because you will be asked time and time again. This beautiful plant…
Don’t Throw Away That Old Styrofoam Box!
Yes, there is another alternative for new garden planters. The next time you see a Styrofoam box being discarded, don’t let it go to the local landfill. Rescue it! Make a new and different garden planter! …
White Mold Growing On My Potting Soil?
So do I use it or lose it? A few weeks ago, I opened the door on my garden shed and found something looking like snow drifts on the surface of my potting soil! Truly, it…
What’s It Gonna Be? Vermiculite or Perlite for Hypertufa? What About In Soil?
Which do you choose to make your hypertufa? Vermiculite or Perlite? What is the difference to your hypertufa project? So many questions and I am exploring to see if I can offer some explanations from my…
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Make An Awesome Hypertufa Pumpkin For Fall !
How to make hypertufa pumpkins? Well, let me tell you! I have made several hypertufa pumpkins this week ( My post was originally written in…
Finding A Place For My Plants At The New Home
Well, I sure feel like Cinderella’s stepsister trying to cram her big feet into Cinderella’s tiny glass slipper! I had so much room at our…
So Many Plants To Move? How To Move Plants To New Home
Most of you know already that we planned a move again and it has been so stressful and difficult. And I know my husband doesn’t…
Asian Longhorned Beetle – Deadly Beauty
I love my trees and I have always been in awe of their beauty in parks and in the fields and forested areas here in…
Maybe I Am A Helicopter Plant Mom?
My son really gave me a lesson in being a Helicopter Plant Mom. Imagine that! He only has one plant inside his home and I…
Do I Have To Leave My Big Hypertufa Behind Again?
History is about to repeat itself. Or can I avoid leaving my big hypertufa behind once again? As you know if you have read my…