A Cozy Spot

There is no better therapy for stress than to have a cozy spot outdoors to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. Back in the day, we had "rooms" set up in the garden for different times of day as the sun would hit the area a certain way.  Then we had the spots that were perfect for watching...

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Amazonica Alocasia

Love my new Amazonica Alocasias! This is one of those plants that I have wanted to buy for the longest time, but they are so expensive.  Well, as luck would have it, The Captain and I discovered the garden center at the MacDill Air Force Base Commissary.  Just about everything at the...

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Upcycled and unusual container plants

Trash cans as containers for plants are something I love to use in my garden (except mine are used and much older looking with lots of dents and dings).  I paint mine to make them prettier!  Love the idea of rollers on the bottom . . . great idea since the bigger ones really get heavy...

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Crinum Lily

The drought tolerant and virtually maintenance free crinum lilies have been blooming like crazy, as shown in an older photo from our garden. We have them all over the yard and when they are in bloom, it is a color splash explosion during the warm months. The foliage of the variety of crinum lilies...

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Beneficial Insects

Using beneficial insects has been one of the most effective ways that I have found in maintaining an organic garden. Ladybugs are my favorite, but there are many beneficial insects already in your yard or you can purchase them at an organic garden center or online.  I always purchase mine...

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Raised Beds . . . The Ultimate Guide

I wasn't meaning to write a post today,  but I found an awesome article on raised beds. Click here for "Raised Beds . . . The Ultimate Guide"...

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Toss the bare lawn?

Our once gorgeous and lush green grass in the front yard has turned to bare spots and mass plantings of a variety of weeds. When I saw the photo of an interesting and beautiful non-lawn yard scene, I thought "why not?" One of the why nots is that succulents don't do well in our climate and that...

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Peppers ~ Southern Summer Favorites to Plant This Week

The following tips are courtesy of Home Depot's Garden Club.  Click on the source link at the end of the post to join. Peppers are easy to grow in the garden and containers and thrive in long, hot summers with a weekly watering of 1-2”. Huge, sweet red bells, mildly hot Anaheims, petite...

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DIY Concrete Containers

Making concrete planters has to be one of the most satisfying and useful crafts ever.   I love the selection of molds in this video! Once you make a couple, your imagination will go wild with all kinds of stuff to use to for molds to make not only containers, but pavers and decorative border pavers...

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It's finally here!

Up until last week, the arrival of Spring was questionable with night time temps dipping into the 40's.  I don't remember a winter lasting so long in my part of the world! The Captain has been busy taking down the huge tree that fell on our storage shed.  What a mess it is!  Vines...

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