Today I am joining my friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, in sharing my personal goals for May. I think setting monthly goals is a great exercise for getting things done! 1. Clean and Beautify Backyard. I have been all about cleaning and organizing my home lately. So, one of my May goals is to clean up and improve the backyard, so my family and I can enjoy our yard this coming spring and summer! I got a start on that goal last week -- I filled five trash bins with twigs and branches from our backyard and scheduled a yard waste pickup with my town. I don't think my husband and I have Continue reading...
DIY Garden Markers
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission to help fund this blog. Thanks! Now that spring is here, I can't wait to start gardening! I've already started some seeds indoors for garden herbs, so I decided to make some quick DIY herb garden markers! For my stakes for my herb garden markers, I used wood chopsticks! There are always a lot of chopsticks in my house -- I don't know what to do with them all! I am glad that I found a purpose for at least some of them! I only needed just a few supplies for my Continue reading...
Mother’s Day Gardening Gift Baskets
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CelebrateAmazingMoms #CollectiveBias With Mother's Day coming up, I am looking forward to celebrating the special mom friends in my life. I have been blessed with some wonderful mom friends who have been incredibly supportive to me. I thought it'd be fun to thank these friends for their friendship with special DIY Mother's Day gift baskets! Since my mom friends are an incredible source of friendship and joy in my life, I thought that Mother's Day would be the perfect time Continue reading...
April Monthly Goals
Happy Saturday, everyone! I can't believe we are into April already! My blogging friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, has a really fun monthly goals series that she launched this year. Every month she blogs about her goals for the month, and the next month, she revisits the previous month's goals to see how how much she accomplished! I like the idea of setting monthly goals for myself, so I decided to get in on the fun! I think regular goal setting is a good exercise for achieving goals! Here are my April Monthly Goals! 1 - Convert the coat closet in the family room into a pantry. Continue reading...
How to Force Bulbs in Winter
*I received free product in exchange for my review. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. I like to garden, so winter is a long and cold hiatus for me from one of my favorite hobbies! So when I received a box full of beautiful bulbs from High Country Gardens recently, I was anxious to do some planting! You may wonder how I could plant spring bulbs now -- but by "forcing" bulbs indoors now, I can enjoy some beautiful spring flowers in just a few short weeks! Forcing bulbs is a way to trick bulbs to bloom indoors after a few weeks of cold storage. High Country Gardens was Continue reading...
5 Easy to Grow House Plants
I love gardening, and do fairly well at it, but for reasons I don't full understand, I'm not the best houseplant owner! Over the years, however, I've discovered (by trial and error) a few kinds of houseplants that can take even the abuse I tend to dish out to my poor houseplants! Snake Plant This hardy succulent (sansevieria trifasciata) can take neglect! (Perfect for a negligent houseplant owner like me!) The snake plant prefers dry air and dry soil. The plant produces sword-like stems and can produce green, fragrant flowers in bright light. Snake plants can be 6- to 48-inches Continue reading...
My June Garden
It's been a bit dreary and rainy here in New Jersey, but that's been great for my garden! My front garden roses bushes have been blooming, and many of the annuals that I planted for summer have been looking great! My June gardens are thriving! Roses like a lot of water, so the rain has been great for them! In past summers, I've always wondered why my roses weren't blooming much, but that's because I wasn't watering them enough! LOL! I have to remember how well the roses have been doing during these past few rainy days here in Central New Jersey! I have a surprise addition to my side Continue reading...
Follow Friday Favorites
Hi, everyone! Happy Friday! I can't wait for the weekend -- how about you? I just love reading my favorite blogs, so today I am sharing some recent projects from some of my favorite bloggers! Be sure to stop by their blogs for the complete details and tutorials! I have been in a gardening mood lately, so below are some of my favorite outdoor and garden projects! I love Haeley of Design Improvised's Duct Tape Decorated Garden hose -- what a fun and thrifty idea! My garden hose has seen better days, so I hope to try this! I also have to figure out how to make a DIY hose holder -- my old Continue reading...
Monday Favorites – Link Party Favorites (May 4)
Hey, everyone! I have some time today, so I am sharing my Monday Favorites early! How is your weekend going? I am having an enjoyable weekend with my twin tweens and husband. My girls enjoyed celebrating a friend's birthday and I got to spend time with a good friend of mine! It's always nice to spend the weekend with friends! Today is a fun day, because it's when I share the wonderful projects, crafts and recipes that were shared at last Wednesday's A Little Bit of Everything Link Up Party! I really loved Stephanie of Casa Watkins' tutorial on how to make over a thrift/dollar store Continue reading...
How to Protect Annuals from Frost
Hi, everyone! I just finished extending my home's front flower bed. In the bed, I planted some pretty spring and summer annuals. I also spread mulch over the sunny perennial garden flower bed that extends along the southern side of my home. I spent more than 6 hours shoveling and spreading mulch! So you can imagine my dismay when I discovered that in the next few days, my area is expected to have flower-killing frost! I spent at least $30 in my annuals and don't want to see that money go to waste! So to protect my flowers, I am following these tips on how to protect annuals from Continue reading...
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