Square Foot Gardening: Template Printable

A desktop with a computer, cup of coffee, pencils and a copy of the square food garden plant spacing chart template printable planner
January 20, 2023 0 Comments

IF ever there was a time to be investing in a vegetable garden, this is probably it. There are some limitations to growing your own food, such as weather, length of season, and enough space. A square-foot garden is a great way to get the most out your garden space. We’ll be trying to maximize our space this year with a square foot gardening template printable.

10 Plants to Have for Spring Flowers

To help get a good dose of spring, early spring blooming flowers pack a big punch. Consider adding these to your gardens and walkways
February 20, 2019 0 Comments

To help get a good dose of happy, early spring blooming flowers pack a big punch. Consider adding these Spring Blooms to your gardens and walkways. These 10 plants are what you should be on the lookout for when you are planning your spring garden.  Early blooming spring flowers are not only a pleasant surprise …

Super Easy DIY Garden Markers

Incredibly smart, super easy DIY garden markers made with an upcycle that you are going to feel great about! And brilliant!
May 7, 2018 8 Comments

Sheer brilliance I tell ya. I made these super easy DIY garden markers with an upcycle and some sharpies. Also, I used a pair of scissors. Seriously. That is it. You may, like me,  happen to have a disdain for the vinyl/plastic horizontal blinds that are a pain in the @$$ to clean, and never …

Canada 150 Tulips

The Canada 150 tulip, also known as the Maple Leaf tulip, is the official tulip of the 150th anniversary of Canada
June 26, 2017 2 Comments

The Canada 150 tulip, also known as the Maple Leaf Tulip, is the official tulip of the 150th anniversary of Canada.  This tulip was bred to resemble a white flower and red flames, which also looks remarkably like a maple leaf, and thus, the Canada Flag.  About the Canada 150 Tulip I would be remiss if I didn’t touch on the …

5 Ways to Use Sprinklers

Best Ways to Use Sprinklers in your yard and garden from irrigation to enjoyment to protection
April 27, 2016 0 Comments

5 Ways to Use Sprinklers, and it’s not just for irrigation! The Most Obvious Use For Sprinklers Again, this is going to vary depending on perspective and general outlook.  If you are a farmer, you might think Irrigation is the most obvious way you would use a sprinkler.  If you are parent, or a child …

Best Gardening Ideas

April 25, 2016 0 Comments

This is it folks.  Get ready for full on Gardening Season.  The snow it is a melting, and seeds, they need to get sprouting.  To help get you ( and myself too!) off on the right foot, here are the Best Gardening Ideas. Best Gardening Ideas From ideas for Seed Starting to Building a Really …

How to Build a Bee Garden

How to Build a Bee Garden with bee friendly food and shelter
April 15, 2016 0 Comments

There is a pretty clear call to action in the world to save the bees.  And rightly so, many of the fruits, nuts, vegetables, and herbs we eat need pollinators to reproduce.  And well, that pretty much says it all. (This post contains affiliate links for your convenience ) While not everybody loves bees, what with the …

How To Build A Butterfly Garden

How To Build A Butterfly Garden with Flowers and Other Essentials for Butterflies
March 30, 2016 0 Comments

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough – Rabindranath Tagore Everybody loves butterflies, and why not?  They are amazing and delightful little creatures that can entertain us for entire mornings and afternoons.  They also happen to be some serious pollinators which means having them around your yard, gardens and property will keep …

Vegetable Planting Schedule for Melons

Vegetable Planting Guide for Tomatoes and Growing Tips for Fresh Garden Melons
March 30, 2016 0 Comments

& Growing Tips Have you ever grown something from seed, that you were 100% sure could not be grown, by you, from seed?  I have and it was watermelon.  Let me just tell you upfront, I had a lot of failures before my big success!   PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, RIGHT?  I am fairly certain that …

UpCycled Paper Pots

DIY Up-Cycled Paper Pots from newspaper in two ways, for starting your garden seedlings
March 29, 2016 0 Comments

Earth Day is on April 22nd and it’s our 2nd time participating in the annual Earth Month Blog Hop. Last year we joined in on the recycling portion (no surprise there, right?) of the Natural Parenting Event with our post on How to Re-Use Absolutely Anything to Grow Plants In, and since this year is all about …