Bathrooms need to be bright, so I'd paint the walls a stark white to mirror the bathroom washbasin, then pick up the beige/tan of the counter in...
Toni, Love your washtub/fountain/water garden! When you got the washtub I just knew you'd do something fabulous with it. I may get one of those...
We have a riding mower too, actually a lawn tractor with a mowing deck, for doing the barn lot, orchard area, front yard and paths to the pond. It...
I have mentioned before that I toss nickels around like manhole covers, and am known for being "frugal". Our 20-something year old lawn mower lost...
Hedge trimmings are definitely compost material! Just cut them up a little finer if they are 6" or longer, toss them in the pile, and smile! I...
Toni, You are being clever and crafty again! Those are plastic or glass spheres, cunningly clustered and placed in a garden.
While you are laid up, and unable to spend a lot of time in the garden, COOK! Your posted recipes are great, and I bet you can mix up a delicious...
One of the few things producing heavily in our drought stressed garden are the cherry tomatoes. I dried some yesterday, and then preserved them in...
Eileen, one of the great joys of a garden is seeing the wildlife that visits it, too. You have created a haven, which obviously is appreciated by...
Cheryl, I chose the names--our little flock is developing a pecking order and I didn't want the biggest and sturdiest chick to get the first...
Trumpet fanfare--the winners of the Name the Chick contest are: Droopy, Valkyrie Anightowl, Lulu Jerry, Miss Moneypenny Song of Joy, Sweet...
Gail, what wonderful photos! Our honeybees come home to the hive with little pouches of pollen. We watch them to make sure this is happening, and...
Toni, Tomatoes that had suffered what yours have suffered, in anyone else's yard, would be history! The fact that they are living and giving...
You are always a winner, but congratulations on winning the caption contest! That is an exceptionally good one.
Good idea, and one I hadn't heard of. We don't have a problem with birds flying into house windows or patio doors, but they do get confused and...
Calling mint "invasive" is like calling Tom Selleck "pleasant looking." A massive understatement! I keep mint in pots so it won't take over....
If you left the garden for 10 days, would you have to use a machete to harvest your vegetables? Wow, that is a great harvest, and you'll have lots...
Cheryl, Is there a private landscaper/nursery near you? If you tell them that they can have the palm if they will carefully dig it up with the...
Running bamboo is one of the most invasive plants on the planet! Follow Jerry's advice about the barrier. Even better, dig out the bamboo and...
FBG, I think you just solved my dumpling problem! Mine always came out a little doughy in the center--I was making small balls instead of rolling...
