It’s hard to believe that Labor Day is just around the corner! I’ve rounded up some great Labor Day salad recipes from some of my favorite foodie bloggers. Here’s eight delicious – and unique – recipes for pasta salad, coleslaw, potato salad and more! Cinnamon Apple Potato Salad from Amanda’s Cookin’ BLT Potato […]
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11 July 2014 
Marigolds in the Vegetable Garden: a six week update!
July 11, 2014 By 10 Comments
Our marigolds in the vegetable garden look amazing, just six weeks after planting! Last month I shared my gardening experiment: planting marigolds in the vegetable garden for their many benefits. You can read that post here: Marigolds in the Vegetable Garden? Yes! Here’s what the vegetable garden looked like six weeks ago, the first day everything […]
6 June 2014 
Marigolds in the Vegetable Garden? Yes!
June 6, 2014 By 10 Comments
We’re trying something new this year: planting marigolds in the vegetable garden. I’ve read about the benefits of marigolds in several gardening books, and am hopeful our little experiment works. Some of the benefits of planting marigolds in the vegetable garden include: Marigolds help to repel bugs, especially mosquitoes and gnats. Marigolds can keep pesky […]
16 May 2014 
Fertilizing Container Gardens
May 16, 2014 By 4 Comments
I love to garden, and every year I enjoy planting flowers in my containers, urns and planters for the Summer season. Container gardening can be done whether you have a small balcony or a large porch, or anything in between. Today I want to share the importance of fertilizing container gardens. Fertilizer is especially important for container gardening, […]
5 May 2014 
Candytuft: A garden must-have!
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Two years ago, I wrote a post on my blog about Candytuft, a wonderful evergreen perennial that’s covered with stunning masses of white flowers each Spring. To date, that post is still one of my most popular, and I thought I’d share with you why I love this plant so much. My favorite description of […]
10 April 2014 
I love my petite garden shovel!
April 10, 2014 By 6 Comments
I love to garden, but what I don’t love is lugging around heavy garden tools. Who does? My husband knows this, and shortly after we moved into our home – with a real yard and gardens for the first time – he came home from the hardware store with a surprise for me. This surprise […]
3 April 2014 
Speckled Glitter Easter Eggs
April 3, 2014 By 4 Comments
Hi everyone! I’m so happy we’re into April because I love making Spring crafts. For the past two years, I’ve enjoyed making Easter eggs to display for both Easter and as part of our Spring decorations in our home. Today I’ll show you how easy it is to create Speckled Glitter Easter Eggs. With a […]
27 March 2014 
Springtime Gardening: Pruning Ornamental Grasses
March 27, 2014 By 3 Comments
Hi everyone from yes-we-just-got-three-more-inches-of-snow Southern New Jersey! Luckily, the snow has almost totally melted away! I must admit: I love snow! So while many people have been complaining about the amount of snow we received this year, I’ve been over the moon happy about it! With the first warmer temperatures in Spring, however, comes my […]
20 March 2014 
e.e. cummings printable: springtime
March 20, 2014 By 4 Comments
Happy Spring! Yes, we still have snow on the ground here where I live in southern coastal New Jersey, but I know my crocuses are blooming underneath that snow and I can’t wait to see them! In celebration, I designed this free e.e. cummings printable for you! Just click below to enlarge and download to […]
6 March 2014 
Super Easy DIY Truffula Trees
March 6, 2014 By 2 Comments
March 2nd earlier this week marked the birthday of Dr. Seuss, whose books are more popular than ever. And with the popularity of the books and the movies, there’s an ongoing desire to create DIYs and crafts for Dr. Seuss-themed parties and events. In this spirit, here’s my Super Easy DIY Truffula Trees, perfect for […]
