I have been one busy little bee this holiday season. The past few weekends have been loaded with Christmas decorating activities. I normally never start decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving, but I have just been so busy this year that I had to start early. I started making my own fresh evergreen decorations using evergreen…
Continue reading ➞ Adventures in Christmas Decorating with Fresh from the Garden Evergreens
When I first started to get really into gardening a few years ago I read an article that listed hydrangeas as a favorite of many seasoned gardeners. I kinda understood it because hydrangeas have such pretty flowers, but I didn’t really understand the love for them until I started growing them myself. They can take…
Continue reading ➞ Drying Hydrangea Flowers: Quest for Eternal Floral Decor
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…
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Continue reading ➞ How to Plant Bareroot Trees & Shrubs in the Fall (Yes, there’s still time!)
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…
Continue reading ➞ How to Create a Dark Garden that Morticia Addams Would Love
The Plantiful Gardener 