First thing’s first, I tend to avoid buying perennial plants that stay small since I feel like the bigger the plant, the more value I get out of my money. I prefer perennials that get at least 5 feet tall & I have a hard time even looking at small variations. Because of that, I…
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2020 Year in Review: What did my Garden Grow?
2020 has been a year alright. Just like everyone else, I had to change & adapt throughout this crazy year in many different facets of my life, gardening included. I had a few successes, a few failures, tried new gardening methods & new plants. This year’s gardening adventure was certainly a learning experience, more so…
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Rose Review: Barbra Streisand Rose
Another day, another review for a rose that I absolutely adore. It’s the Barbra Streisand rose’s time to shine. Like most of my roses, I bought this one in an end-of-season clearance for $10 at my local garden center, The Growing Place. I made a beeline for it once I stepped into the rose section…
My Golden Girls Themed Garden
I am a huge The Golden Girls fan, like watch it every day huge fan. It is the ultimate comfort show for me. I am also the proud owner of all of the DVDs (does anyone else watch DVDs anymore? Just me? Ok.) & 2 sets of Golden Girls Funkos. When I first started gardening…
Spring Garden Clean-Up & Raised Bed Prep
Ah yes, spring, the gardening season that I both look forward to & secretly want to delay as much as I can. I really miss gardening during the winter, but I definitely never yearn for the big spring gardening clean up. I always end up dragging my feet every year & this year was no…
Easy Peasy Rose Pruning Tutorial
So, you want to prune your roses? You're in luck because it’s super easy to do. The hardest part of pruning roses is getting the courage to make that very first cut. It can be a bit intimidating for a first time rose gardener to take a pair of loppers or pruners to their rose…
2019 Year in Review: How Did my Garden Grow?
*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* Whew, 2019 flew right on by, didn’t it? I can’t believe that it will be 2020 tomorrow. I’m sure that all of you feel the same. The end of the year is always a…
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How to Create a Dark Garden that Morticia Addams Would Love
Halloween is just around the corner, so I thought it was the perfect time to talk about one of my gardening goals: a section of my garden devoted entirely to dark plants. There is just something so intriguing about dark-colored plants to me. I am drawn to them whenever I’m browsing at a plant nursery…
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Rose Review: Bewitched Rose
I have another rose to review for you today from my rose garden, the Bewitched Hybrid Tea Rose. I bought this rose 2 years ago from a local plant nursery. Yes, I did partially purchase this rose because of the name. I have so many fond childhood memories of watching reruns of Bewitched & I…
Rose Review: Elina Hybrid Tea Rose
In honor of National Rose Month, I have decided to review the best performing rose in my rose garden, the Elina Hybrid Tea Rose. I purchased this rose from a local nursery a year and a half ago and it was grown by Weeks Roses. I have numerous roses from Weeks Roses and I am…