Enjoy this garden tour of our front yard foundation garden beds in Fall. These easy-care foundation plantings provide beautiful color year round. Includes video! My final Fall Garden Tour for this season? The foundation garden beds in our grass-free front yard. Below are several images of the garden beds, and at the end of this […]
DIY Wood Slice Ornaments for Christmas
Today I’m sharing how to stamp charming wood slice ornaments for Christmas! Using stamps on wood slice ornaments is simple, fun and a great way to decorate. This post was originally published on November 14, 2017 and updated on November 18, 2020. Making your own ornaments for Christmas doesn’t have to be complicated at all. While […]
Fall Garden Tour with red and yellow twig dogwoods
Enjoy this November garden tour of our front yard “other” side bed featuring red twig and yellow twig dogwoods, a river birch tree, Knock Out roses, grasses, evergreens and perennials. Includes video! The other side bed in our front yard — for lack of a better name — is an easy bed to maintain, mainly […]
Beaded Letter Monogram Ornament
Learn how to make a beaded letter monogram ornament with this tutorial. Beaded letter ornaments are perfect for Christmas and weddings! Just start with any size wood letter. Easy step-by step tutorial with photos. This DIY beaded letter monogram ornament is so pretty not only for Christmas decor, but also for weddings as well! At 5 […]
DIY Sparkling Stamped Snowflake Banner
Easy to make snowflake banner with canvas pennants, a snowflake stamp, Sparkle Mod Podge and frayed edges. Create the look of festive vintage fabric perfect for farmhouse decor, and enjoy it throughout the holidays and Winter season! Crafting for the Winter season Every year I try to make something that will not only work for […]
Fall Garden Tour featuring color and texture!
Enjoy this Fall garden tour of one of the side beds in our front yard! In mid-Fall, this bed features color and texture from drying Little Lime Hydrangeas, Piglet grasses, perennials plus several evergreens in varying shades of green. This time of year, when many perennials have finished up for the season, there is still […]
Early Fall Garden Tour: Front Yard, Center Bed
Enjoy this early Fall garden tour of our main center bed in our grass-free front yard. It’s a large half circle filled with annuals, perennials, shrubs and a crepe myrtle tree as the centerpiece. This short video walks you around our main garden bed in our front yard. This is filmed in early October, here […]
Limelight Hydrangea Tree Care and Pruning
Limelight Hydrangea Trees bloom profusely Summer into Fall. Learn how to grow and prune your Limelight Hydrangea Tree in this complete guide. Plenty of helpful images and step-by-step pruning instructions are included. Table of Contents Limelight Hydrangea Tree Description Why you want a Limelight Hydrangea Tree in your Garden Difference between Limelight Hydrangeas and Limelight […]
Gardening Advice: trying to get it right
Gardening advice: where I learn the difference between answers that help you versus answers I’m seeking just for me. Let me explain, as I share flower images from my garden! Not too long ago, I spent an inordinate amount of time searching the internet for an answer to a burning gardening question. It wasn’t a […]
Trees and Hydrangeas Turning Brown After Tropical Storm
Are your trees and hydrangeas turning brown since Tropical Storm Isaias? My River Birch trees and Little Lime Hydrangeas suddenly look like late Fall has arrived. Here’s what I’ve learned so far. Tropical Storm Isaias hit us here in southern New Jersey on August 4th. Our neighborhood didn’t appear to suffer any major damage other […]