Normally, I either come up with my own recipes for this website or I put my own spin on a favorite recipe. However, there is no beating Ree Drummond’s The Pie That’ll Make You Cry pecan pie recipe. It’s straight up impossible to top/enhance the absolute treasure that is her pecan pie. I’m not even…
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Building & decorating a gingerbread house has been a Christmas tradition of mine for a few years now. During normal years, I would buy a gingerbread house kit during the amazing semi-annual Wilton’s outlet sale. However, 2020 is nowhere near a normal year & there was no November/December sale this year. I ended up ordering…
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Thanksgiving came & went, which means that Christmas is just around the bend. I figured it might be helpful to compile a list of presents that would bring joy to gardeners. Maybe you’re a gardener yourself, an aspiring one, or there’s a gardener in your life that you’re shopping for. Just like with every hobby, there…
It’s that time of year again when chilly autumn nights reign & the threat of frost starts to loom. I’m always a bit relieved when cooler temperatures arrive since that means I don’t have to water my garden as often. However, it also means that most of my plants will soon fade off into the…
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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…
*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! I hope you’re all doing as well as you can during this time. Please try to stay in as much as possible & lookout for the people around you.…
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*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I hope your day is full of sweets & love! Let’s get this out of the way, making flowers with buttercream is easy. True story. It looks super fancy &…
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*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* Prior to this year, I had never made garland before. We have a couple of fake garlands that I use to decorate the inside & outside of our home, but I haven’t had the…
Continue reading ➞ How to Make a Fresh Christmas Garland Using your Garden Clippings
I first found out about amaryllis and paperwhite flowers when I started getting into gardening a few years ago. I had never heard of growing flowers indoors for the holidays. I didn’t even know you could grow flowers inside so easily. Then one day I was watching Garden Answer on YouTube & she did a…
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Summer is here and the temperatures are soaring. What’s a better way to beat the heat than a nice cool glass of limeade/lemonade? Here’s my fresh from the garden twist on a summer staple. Basil Limeade with Strawberries. Picture is my own. Ingredients 6 Limes2 liters Water4-8 tablespoons of SugarHandful of BasilHandful of Strawberries Method…
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