WE MAY EARN A SMALL COMMISSION AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU FROM LINKS IN THIS POST I am by no means an expert but like consider myself to be an enthusiastic flower “hobbyist”. Nothing brings a house to life like fresh flowers, and while buying professional bouquets pretty much guarantees a gorgeous temporary display, I find it…
We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you from links in this post. Because I am constantly professing ‘fresh,’ you can well imagine I have a healthy stash of both ground-planted and potted herbs and fruit (trees) and vegetable plants. My favorites among my collection (I am constantly adding to and bringing more home!)…
It’s as if I have always sought them out; if broken or chipped, all the better. There is something timeless, if it’s character-marked enough, about a weather pot. They sentry our gardens, silently declaring “I have endured the severest of which Mother Nature has since directed my way.” I’ve had my best luck finding these warrior treasures at flea…
Out of all the annual herbs, Basil is probably the one that screams “Summer” the loudest. Fresh basil from the garden lifts any tomato dish straight into the ‘Now That’s Italian’ category. I was forced into what Lowe’s had left on a Sunday afternoon after a busy weekend back in the Spring. I purchased two very beat up looking rat-a-tat…
I’m a proponent of ‘no matter what you do or do not have, make the best of it and do it up LARGE.’ I say this in large part because the current home I occupy is somewhat stifling from a designers standpoint. I have high double porticoes in the front which, while aesthetic, limit their usage in that they are…
While still living in New Jersey, and dealing with what could some years be described as hopeless and never ending winters, I coped by visiting greenhouses and nurseries all but financially stunted by the unrelenting snow and ice. It was the smell of fresh dirt I sought. Our senses can act as mighty altruists to our well being; this, I…