Archive for August 2014
Natural Bug Spray Recipe
It’s the end of August.and I am so fed up with battling mosquitoes. I know they are God’s creation and all…and I know that they have a great purpose in our ecosystem, but they drive. me. crazy!!!!! They steal so much joy out of an otherwise lovely day! My girls and I always get eaten…
Read MoreHow to Prune Hydrangeas…and When
Several weeks ago I started a series of posts on one of everyone’s favorite landscape shrubs…the loverly hydrangea. I started with defining and describing the different types of hydrangeas…and next how to plant hydrangeas. Today I’m going to continue along the hydrangea path with answering one of the most common questions I get from friends and family…How do you prune…
Read MoreIntroducing … Lisa Steele and “Fresh Eggs Daily”
As I’ve said on previous posts, one of the biggest perks of this RYG journey has been getting to meet some truly amazing people. (I air-quoted “meet” because I haven’t actually met them…or even talked to them, but I have gotten to know them on their blogs and through emails back and forth.) Anyway…the latest person I’ve met is Lisa Steele…a 5th…
Read MoreFabulous Friday Find … “Kitchen Garden Cookbook – Celebrating the Homegrown and Homemade”
I’ve got a Fun Friday Find for you this week…no make that a Fabulous Friday Find! Kitchen Garden Cookbook – Celebrating the Homegrown and Handmade by Jeanne Kelley. I am in love with this new gardening book / cookbook. I just can’t get enough of it! I have thoroughly enjoyed paging through all the beautiful and creative…
Read MoreHow to Plant Hydrangeas
Last week I started a series of posts on hydrangeas…which seems to be one of everyone’s favorite plants – particularly here in the South. My initial post was all about the “what”…outlining the importance of knowing what kind of hydrangea is best for your space…and noting that there’s a ton you can get by simply looking at the scientific name.…
Read MoreHydrangea – Quick Reference Guide
Based on the positive feedback I received from some of my fellow ground redeemers, instead of burying the Quick Reference Guide to Common Landscape Hydrangeas at the end of the post where some folks might miss it…I’m giving it a post all to itself. So if you did miss it and want to download and print it off……
Read MoreRedeem Your Story – “Your Story Starts NOW” [from Dr. Kelly Flanagan | UnTangled]
Alright, it’s time for me to go deep again. I guess a diet of only hydrangeas, potting benches, and scarecrows just isn’t doing it for me. It seems that unless I take the time to consider the more important things of life – the bigger story, all these other things…although nice, only serve to fill up my days…which frankly can leave…
Read MoreDIY Pallet Board Coffee Table
I’ve finally jumped onto the DIY pallet board bandwagon. Last week I finished up a pallet board coffee table to go in front of the hanging day bed on our pergola. Now…the girls and I did make a wall hanging of sorts for Britt for Mother’s Day a couple of years ago out of pallet…
Read MoreA Hydrangea…By Any Other Name
It’s clear by just quickly looking over our yard that hydrangeas are one of Britt’s and my favorite plants…particularly during the late spring and summer months. Not only do we love their massive blooms popping all over our yard, we also love the life they bring when we take them inside. And apparently we’re not…
Read MoreMy Potting Bench (Post #2 of 2)
If you’re just tuning into RYGblog and haven’t seen the first post about my potting bench, I’d recommend that you do. It provides you with a bit more context, as well as some instructions on a few of the potting bench’s details (i.e., this post doesn’t cover it all). Regardless, let me remind you of what…
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