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Easy Chrysanthemum Cuttings – No Lights, No Greenhouse! Yes!

Categories flowers2 Comments on Easy Chrysanthemum Cuttings – No Lights, No Greenhouse! Yes!

Hi Lovelies, So, chrysanthemums. I'm not talking about the chrysanthemums that you always see for sale out in front of the grocery store in the fall, I'm talking about those amazingly gorgeous florist mums. To be completely honest, before I started this venture into flower growing - I had no idea that these things even…

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February 2016: Week One Update

Categories anemones, annuals, cold, corms, cut flowers, cutting, direct sow, dusty miller, first flowers, flowers, forcing, fragrant, frost, gardening, Growing, guide, hardy annuals, hoophouse, how to, photos, ranunculus, seed starting, snapdragons, snow, sweet peas, tulips, update, walk around, winter, winter sowing12 Comments on February 2016: Week One Update

Hi Lovelies, First and foremost, let me apologize to everyone who left a comment on the last post and I didn't get a chance to respond. I've been having major technical difficulties over here, which I have hopefully resolved. Now that I've done a lot of winter sowing, I feel like the season has started…

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Make-it: DIY Ombre Geometric Wall Art

Categories diy, flowers, home decor, how to, Make it, Uncategorized, wall hanging8 Comments on Make-it: DIY Ombre Geometric Wall Art

Hi Lovelies, So today's post - it's half trip down memory lane and half tutorial. Some things seriously never change - for example, as I write this - I'm sitting here watching 'Power Rangers'. Before you ask, no - there aren't even any kids around. If you're looking for a little nostalgia, you can click…

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Preparing Winter Sowing Containers – Ready to Plant!

Categories annuals, arrangments, cut flowers, cutting, diy, first flowers, flowers, frost, gardening, Growing, hardy annuals, how to, Make it, planting, plastic, seed starting, tutorial, Uncategorized, winter, winter sowing25 Comments on Preparing Winter Sowing Containers – Ready to Plant!

It's winter, and for me that means something very important! It's time to winter sow some annuals (and perennials!). The discovery of winter sowing was a complete game-changer for me. You see, my tiny little house is a dark wasteland, and the last thing that thrives here are delicate seedlings. Moving the operation outdoors is…

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Make-it: Quick and Easy No-Sew Pillow Cover

Categories Make it, Uncategorized6 Comments on Make-it: Quick and Easy No-Sew Pillow Cover

Hi Lovelies, Well, it's Tuesday and I'm making something. I fear that "Make-it Monday" may soon lose it's moniker. Nevertheless, I stumbled upon this Pinterest post earlier, and knew that I had to try this one, too. Long ago, I bought a "bed in a bag" which included a grey throw pillow that I thought…

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5 Easy Annuals For Your First Cutting Garden

Categories amaranth, annuals, arrangments, bees, bouquets, butterflies, celosia, cosmos, cut flowers, cutting, direct sow, first flowers, flowers, gardening, Growing, guide, how to, insects, picking, pollen, pollenless, pollinators, seed starting, sunflowers, Uncategorized, zinnias15 Comments on 5 Easy Annuals For Your First Cutting Garden

Hi Lovelies, Well, folks. It's not been a good morning. It's still cold and rainy, and I woke to find that I'd somehow managed to chip my tooth in my sleep? Ugh. Oh well, Blog-tober must go on. As you may or may not know, my goal is to make a post somewhere on the…

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