A few months ago, I found a beautifully dilapidated dresser set in an empty lot. I enlisted some family to help drag the four drawers to my backyard … [Read more...]
Garden-Fresh Hot Chocolate
Something crazy happened last week. We made chocolate milk from scratch. Like, GARDEN scratch. My fella works with plants, and while he has never … [Read more...]
Photo Saturday: Those Aren’t Watermelons
Happy Weekend Friends! Just wanted to share a couple of pictures of my watermelon pumpkin patch. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have shared my … [Read more...]
Molded Concrete Planters
I spent a lot of time in my garden last week. Earth day was on my mind, and there's just something about a sunny day after a string o' gloomy ones … [Read more...]
Earth Day Seedlings & Blooms
Happy Earth Day! I'm bringing these itty bitty seedlings to my Earth Day Craft Workshop today and wanted to share them with you too! Most of the … [Read more...]
Photo Saturday: Radmegan + Rad Flower
A self-portrait with a jade vine, at the Kew Gardens this summer. … [Read more...]
Photo Saturday: New Friends, Small Gardens
I had the pleasure of spending the morning teaching a private lesson on terrarium-making. My student was delightful and we had a ton of fun choosing … [Read more...]
Miniature Gardens: Shell-Potted Succulents
Last year swirled around me like a wind storm. Like every year before it, 2011 was filled with great, joyous highs, somber lows, proud … [Read more...]
Inspired by Twitter: Making String Gardens
Yesterday on Twitter, I received the following message: The url that "SarraceniaDude" sent, was to stringgardens.com a site dedicated to the art of … [Read more...]
Green Gardening: Worm Bin Update!
So, a couple of months ago I made a worm bin. I wanted a source of organic fertilizer, and to reincarnate my veggie kitchen scraps. Tossing them in … [Read more...]