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The birds in your neighborhood don't care if you spend $1 or $20 for the suet in the feeder. Here is the frugal way to make your own for next to nothing, plain or fancy! Why render the fat? A good question that will be answered if you keep reading...
The feeling comes quickly, the knot in your stomach, the pain crawling up from your neck into your head. Tension and stress! You could take a pill, but a better solution is to go play in your garden. Try this when you feel like you've been sitting in a patch of prickly pear cactus.
If you have ever admired garden sculptures and art using tumbled rocks, glass, mirrors and other what-nots, you may love this example taken to the extreme! Let's take a look at NIKI!
Do you LOVE salsa? Me too! While at the grocery store picking out the ingredients for salsa, it dawned on me that I could grow almost all of them in the back yard! Let's plan a salsa garden! It can be in the garden or on the patio in pots. We will have the freshest salsa in town, and it will be exactly how we like it, a little spicy to fire breathing dragon!
When we last visited Mr. Squirrelah, he had just found a new home in the nice people’s yard. He was getting a peanut each day, and had found a comfy hole in a big tree and a nice log for sunning. Let’s check in to see how he is getting along...
Something about the shape of strawberry jars has always appealed to me, I've admired well-planted pots and tried for years to make mine look as good. Every year it was something; the top plants didn't grow, the plants at the bottom rotted or dried out. The owner of a local garden center took pity on me and gave me a few tricks that have made all the difference. Today, I'll share them with each of you.
The word Termite strikes fear into many a homeowner's heart. Yes, they aren't a good thing inside your house, but are fine away from the house. First, let's learn if it really IS a termite, then we will discuss non-chemical ways to keep them away from your house, and what to do if they are in the house.
A small traffic jam forms at the door as visitors take their first sniff of the air at the Missouri Botanical Garden's Orchid Show. How I wish I could make the photos "scratch and sniff" so you could enjoy more than the pictures, as the smells are as scrumptious as the colors of the flowers. Come along as I wander through a beautiful orchid garden.
Who would think that a simple swing could be the source of so much love? For 50 years, there has been a swing somewhere in my life, starting way back with my Grandfather.
When my daughter asked for help to decide what to put in the skinny strip between the garage and the sidewalk to her front door, I was at a loss. Never before had I planned a garden that would be less than 12 inches deep, but close to 20 feet wide. Garden Gate Magazine's new book, GREAT GARDENS, SOLUTIONS FOR SMALL SPACES was exactly the help I needed, and if you have a small yard or a corner or need help with curb appeal, it may help you, too. A review follows:
Since waving goodbye to my 40s more than a few years ago, kneeling, squatting and working in the garden are getting harder with each passing season. Stools and new tools are on my supply list for next year, but how will I know which are best?
Once upon a time, there was a young squirrel. His Momma and Poppa told him to stay away from the people that lived in the house where their Pin Oak tree grew, but being a curious little fellow, he didn’t always listen.
Stop for a minute and remember how good those home grown tomatoes tasted last summer. Did you pick fresh greens for your summer salads? How about that fresh pesto you served when company came for dinner? Now think of never having fresh veggies or fruit, but everything from a can. It isn’t my intention to make you feel bad, but to encourage you to plan now to grow a bit of extra for sharing this coming year, and to think beyond the wonderful tomato. Food pantries and soups kitchens across the country can use the bounty of your garden to spice up the life of their customers.
