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Summer Front Yard Refresh With Flowers

July 19, 2014 in Gardening - No Comments

Here we are in late July and I can finally do some light gardening. We are settling in our new place trying to make it a home. We have an area in our front yard where we can plant flowers and other green things, so I've been prettying it up with different items that we've had on hand.… Read More »

30 Green Days / Start a Container Garden (Re)using Rubber Bins & Various Pots

April 9, 2014 in Gardening - No Comments

Living in a rental has its ups and downs. The positive? Not having to foot the bill for repairs - at least I hope not. The negative? Being limited to the kind of modifications you can make to the property and land. I like to call myself a "rental rebel" because I have found so… Read More »

Nautical Inspired Hanging Basket Planters

May 29, 2012 in Gardening - 3 Comments

I've been wanting to grow some veggies in hanging baskets. I have quite a few coco baskets, but they dry out so fast, my crops will end up withering away in the heat we've been having. I decided to head to Walmart to pick up a few plastic hanging baskets. I'm looking to add more… Read More »

Garden Update: Happy Carrots, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Hazelnut, Onions, and Lettuce

May 27, 2012 in Gardening - 3 Comments

So there are quite a few goodies in our little garden that are thriving and a few that are taking their sweet ol' time. Check out the carrots. Hopefully they are doing just as well underneath the soil too. It seems like the strawberry bush gets taller each day. I've picked one ripe berry. It… Read More »

Adding Sweet & Marble Peppers To My “To Grow” List + A Sponsored Video

May 14, 2012 in Food & Recipes, Gardening - No Comments

I am a tad bit infatuated with peppers, even more so with the idea of growing them myself. I only shop for green peppers since the pretty orange, yellow, and red ones are so expensive. Last Saturday, while at Target, I discovered the yummy little peppers in the photo to the left. They were on… Read More »

Garden Sprouts, Finally!

May 4, 2012 in Gardening - No Comments

It's been over a month since we've started our seeds and well, it's been a challenge with the weather not being so nice. In our heated germination station, I started cucumbers, peppers, summer squash, snow peas, tomatoes, and Jayden's carrots and lettuce. The cucumbers thrived the best. I just knew we'd be enjoying plenty of… Read More »

His Corner Of The Garden

March 26, 2012 in Gardening - 4 Comments

Since the weather's been so lovely (lovelier than usual for Chicagoland), we've gotten a head start on gardening. Last year, Jayden was so interested in helping in the garden, but since it was our first container garden, I didn't want him to break it. Blame the OCD (we worked hard that garden). Now that we… Read More »

Rude Cabbage Worms and Remedies

July 17, 2011 in Gardening

Last month, I noticed a white butterfly fluttering around our garden. I immediately found it's activity to be quite suspicious. It would not go away. There was something in our garden that tickled it's fancy. I, however, didn't know it was about our beloved cabbage. Two weeks later, I suppose, I started to notice teeny… Read More »

New Additions to Our Backyard!

May 29, 2011 in Gardening - 15 Comments

Since giving our outdoor living space a makeover, I have been on an outdoor high! Since my last update, the blueberry and hazelnut trees have been planted in large pots and I'm considering planting peach and apple trees since Jayden keeps asking for both of those fruits. Where am I gonna put them? I dunno,… Read More »

Part 3: How Our Kmart Outdoor Living Space Makeover Came Together

May 6, 2011 in Gardening - 30 Comments

So now that I have revealed our outdoor living space, it's time I tell you how it all came together. It's quite simple, if I spare the tantrums thrown in stores and my fear of not being able to complete the project in time, and worrying Greg about it all. So. I started by going… Read More »