Category Archives: Gardening

Playing in the Yard

I’ve been working on a few projects in the yard. First up, a status check on that front flower bed: Last year’s drought was tough on this bed so the plants that made it are real survivors. We lost all … Continue reading

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Botanical Garden Inspiration

Last year one of my favorite experiences was seeing the Lantern Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden. The gardens are always beautiful but the lanterns were gorgeous pieces of art in a beautiful landscape. That last one there was so incredible. … Continue reading

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Corner Flower Bed Plans

My front flower bed wasn’t the only eyesore in my front yard. I have a second flower bed that sits on the front corner of my house that is just as bad or worse. My husband and I had pulled … Continue reading

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Change It Up

This week has been a crazy one. I started a new job last week and it’s been keeping me on my toes. Luckily it’s close to home and I get an hour for lunch so I can come home, play … Continue reading

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Filling the Flower Bed

Remember when my front flower bed looked like this? Overgrown and full of leaves was not this bed’s finest hour. After some hard work we built a retaining wall but the area didn’t look quite like I’d envisioned. Then we … Continue reading

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Rain Barrel Base

Part of my front flower bed makeover called for finding a home for my rain barrel. I have 65-gallon rain barrels that I bought from Amazon. The price has since increased but most hardware stores seem to be carrying rain … Continue reading

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Front Door Wreath

I used a wreath in last month’s centerpiece design and this month I adapted it to be my front door wreath. To do this project you’ll need the supplies I used last month (wreath base, yarn), some spray primer, and … Continue reading

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Garden Design

If you remember, my husband and I built ourselves a retaining wall. I’m happy to tell you that it’s been up a week and it hasn’t fallen down so clearly we did something right. This weekend my husband and I … Continue reading

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Making a retaining wall

This past week my husband and I decided to tackle our front flower bed. It hadn’t been maintained very well before we bought the house and there were some massive bushes taking over. The garden we tackled this weekend is … Continue reading

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Flower Bed Season

I think everyone I know spent most of their weekend either outside or at The Hunger Games. Naturally I did both. My yard has suffered for years. We’ve had trees more than a century old blocking off sunlight from reaching … Continue reading

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