I’m definitely ready for spring and warm weather. Every day I look for ways to push back winter and get a little closer to gardening season. This past week, I decided to plant some more seeds and work on growing new plants for the gardens. I focused on select wildflower varieties that recommend starting indoors…
With the first days of Spring, gardening in the unheated greenhouse is starting to change. I’m starting to switch my thinking from how to just keep my plants alive to how can I help them grow and thrive. This experiment I started back in October has brought me great joy all winter long; now it’s…
Despite the February cold, my unheated greenhouse continues to give me great joy. If you have ever stepped inside a greenhouse, you know that there is nothing quite like the smell and feel of a warm growing environment. Take a look at what is growing and see one of the things I’ve learned this month…
Even though there is freezing rain outside, I’m getting ready for Spring gardening. I have been making newspaper seed pots this weekend and have started planting some flower seeds so I’ll be ready as soon as Spring makes its appearance. These newspaper seed pots are super easy to make and a great way to recycle…
Looking for a simple project for the weekend? How about creating a wood slice windchime? If you are a DIY person, then you can use a saw to cut some wood slices, but if you prefer to buy your craft supplies, just hop over to Amazon and pick up your wood slices. Either way, you…
I will start this post out with the disclaimer that I have no idea if this will work. But I have seen this on lots of pinterest boards and gardening blogs so of course, I have to try it. I am attempting to grow seeds in milk jugs outside in the winter. So join me…
The last weekend of October I set up a basic unheated greenhouse so I could grow flowers and vegetables throughout the winter month. Each month I have been updating you so you can see how the greenhouse experiment is going. I’ve had some wins and a few failures but I’m loving the process of growing…
I love houseplants but have the hardest time keeping them alive and healthy. I remember how my Grandma would give me a new start to her English Ivy every single year and I would watch it wither every single year. I just have never been able to be a successful indoor gardener. But this year…