Learn how to get brilliant Fall color in the garden with my six easy tips! Use the existing garden color you already have, then add texture, color and even evergreens! You will love the colorful examples featured in this article. I love Fall gardening! Not only do you get to enjoy an ever-changing color show, […]
Lavender Phenomenal – the best lavender for heat and humidity!
Lavender Phenomenal is one of the hardiest evergreen lavenders around. It handles heat, humidity and rough Winter weather with ease! Learn why you will love this lavender! A couple of years ago, I shared a post here on Pet Scribbles about how to harvest lavender the easy way. A reader asked what type of lavender […]
How to Harvest Lavender the Easy Way!
I just taught myself how to harvest Lavender the easy way! I didn’t follow any expert instructions, but it still worked. Now I have three mason jars full of dried Lavender ready for DIY projects! Here’s how I did it… Last Summer, our Lavender in our front gardens was growing quite nicely and at the end […]
I buried a Cardinal yesterday . . .
A female Cardinal flew into our patio door yesterday morning. Her neck was broken and she died pretty quickly. I stayed with her and then buried her in our backyard garden among the Lavender. That experience is still front and center in my mind this morning. I was just about to go upstairs to my craft […]
Lantana: A flower garden rock star!
Why is Lantana a garden rock star? Here’s just a few enticing answers: non-stop blooming time; easy-care flowers; and the color combinations are ah-MAZ-zing! Pull up a chair and let me tell you more . . . Lantana is a must-have for your flower garden. This plant — which can be grown as an annual or […]