Category: GARDENING

DIY: A-Frame Folding Plant Stand

DIY: A-Frame Folding Plant Stand

I am not an expert gardener. Just a woman in love with growing pretty plants and flowers. And I was turning our home into a jungalow with my greenery. Now that the weather has finally warmed, I can work outdoors and so I built this 

How to Propagate Persian Shield

How to Propagate Persian Shield

Long before purple became trendy as Pantone’s color of the year, I had a thing for purple plants in particular. Two of my favorites are purple fountain grass and Persian shield. One look at those iridescent purple leaves and it’s not hard to see why! 

5 Essential Spring Gardening Tasks + Giveaway

5 Essential Spring Gardening Tasks + Giveaway

Anyone else completely over winter yet? As a girl originally from Colorado, I probably enjoy winter more than most. However, with spring on the horizon, I am longing for warmer days and eager to get growing. I satisfied some of my green thumb appetite by ordering Cut 

DIY: Removable Window Shelf for Plants

DIY: Removable Window Shelf for Plants

Even in the dead of winter, I am buying new plants. My family thinks I’m crazy — yep, crazy plant lady! — but they support my love for greenery. They often add to my collection, which has created a need for more indoor space to 

Anatomy of an Outdoor Planter

Anatomy of an Outdoor Planter

We have yet to start landscaping our backyard, so this spring I planted over a dozen containers for our outdoor space. The fresh flowers and greenery instantly transformed our patio while also satisfying my newest obsession in gardening. Whether you’re just getting started or looking 

How to Make a Hanging Plant Basket

How to Make a Hanging Plant Basket

Since we bought our home two years ago, gardening, landscaping and houseplants {oh my!} are all I can think about come spring. My green-thumb dabblings began with pre-arranged containers that hung from our pergola in the backyard. I loved how they instantly added interest, color and 

Fruit-Inspired Terra Cotta Pots

Fruit-Inspired Terra Cotta Pots

There are so many fun ways to decorate everyday terra cotta pots. On their own, I think they have a certain old world charm, but since they’re readily available and pretty inexpensive, they also make excellent canvases for these fruit-inspired planters. The notion started with 

Garden Tic-Tac-Toe Board

Garden Tic-Tac-Toe Board

My four-year-old son recently learned the game of tic-tac-toe. We played it several times while waiting for our food to arrive at a restaurant. He was instantly hooked and wants to play all the time now. So when I saw this episode of The Weekender by Lowe’s, I was 

How Does My Garden Grow?

How Does My Garden Grow?

I’m not entirely sure… I am a complete novice when it comes to gardening. I’ve had a handful of houseplants over the years that I’ve only been mildly successful at keeping alive. But I adore pretty flowers and lush greenery and have big Pinterest dreams