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A Leprechaun Garden

March 9, 2013

If you too have been trying faithfully to catch a Leprechaun like we have in our household for years, this leprechaun garden might just help you succeed. We always seem to fail. They dye out toilets green and they drop their golden chocolate coins, but they never stick around for long. This year, we crafted…

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Crafts Gardening Plants Projects Seasons Spring

Spring Flower Arranging

February 27, 2013

Over the past few weeks, we have had some major doses of snow and wintry weather in the Northeast. Feeling frustrated, I went to Trader Joes’ and picked up some spring blooms. I also trimmed some budding Forsythia branches from a bush in my yard to create this cheery spring bouquet. Spring flowers always brighten my day,…

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A Zen Terrarium

February 20, 2013

Yesterday, HGTV Gardens launched their brand new website. I am thrilled to continue blogging for them on a regular basis and look forward to meeting new friends through their very hands-on audience involved website. You have to take a peek and sign-up! Read more

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Crafts Fall Gardening Halloween Holiday Projects Seasons

Jack-O-Lantern~ A Tutorial

October 6, 2012

If you know me, you know that I just love pumpkins and gourds and so many wonderful things that come with fall. I love to bring the outdoors in and then I was inspired. I always love to carve pumpkins with the family and get creative. This is my own twist on the traditional Jack-O-Lantern.Read…

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Gardening with Tiny Hands

August 22, 2012

One of the favorite things that my kids like to do is pick the vegetables and fruit growing in the gardens. Even though we had done a thorough harvest a couple days prior, they could not help but want to be involved. I find that children are more likely to eat things that they have nurtured…

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Easy DIY Raised Garden Beds

April 13, 2012

Two years ago, I was enlisted as the Project Coordinator for a new school yard garden project. It was the first of its kind on school property and was started on a shoestring budget. One way that we kept cost down was to build our own raised beds. After scouring various gardening magazines and internet sites, I…

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Harvesting and Drying Herbs

July 10, 2011

Some of my herbs were starting to flower. When this occurs, I harvest when the flowering bud is still closed. By doing this, the flavor and potency of the herb is preserved. Harvesting and drying herbs is easy and a very rewarding process.Read more

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Stackable Beehive Composter

July 7, 2011

I have been looking for beautiful ways for the past year on how to “blend” my composting bin into the garden setting without it looking like an ugly eyesore. In many ways, I think the UK is much more ahead of us, with their thinking and I have discovered these gorgeous composting bins designed to look…

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Fresh Herb Garden for Chickens

June 7, 2011

Summer is almost upon us. My daughter and I today took a trip to the local garden center to purchase more herbs for our herb garden and our chickens. This year, we have decided to place the herb garden in the mulched beds around and near the chicken coop. We thought it was…

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A Leprechaun Garden

Spring Flower Arranging

A Zen Terrarium

Jack-O-Lantern~ A Tutorial

Gardening with Tiny Hands

Easy DIY Raised Garden Beds

Harvesting and Drying Herbs

Stackable Beehive Composter

Fresh Herb Garden for Chickens

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