Growing an avocado tree from a pit

This is a great activity to do with the kids! Chances are the tree will not produce avocados, but it is a great addition to any garden or patio garden. Tree will produce beautiful foliage!

Guide to Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables

A great little guide to seasonal fruit and veggies.

Upcycling for the Garden

Upcycling in the Garden

Instead of throwing away old items lying around your house, why not try to upcycle them to create something for the garden. These are just a few of the great ideas I have run across on pinterest.

UPCYCLED YARD ART

These awesome dragonflies are made out of old table legs and old ceiling fan blades. This is a pretty simple project that you could even add to by sanding and painting the old wood to brighten up the dragonfly. J

 

HOMEMADE BIRDBATH FROM TERRA COTTA POTS

Another great idea is simply taking a large terra cotta pot and turning it upside down and glue a large flat terra cotta water dish on top. Presto!! Homemade birdbath! You can even paint it to spruce it up a bit!

RECYCLED ANTIQUE WINDOW AS YARD ART

This is a really cute idea! Just hang an old window frame from a tree and nail or tie a ledge the set some small potted plants! I love this idea!

 

Plates, platters, and bottle caps turned to yard art

All of these garden owls are a little different and each made out of different material but is really easy to make. Try using an old silver platter with a branch glued to the bottom. For the feet you can wrap a small piece of wire around the branch. You can even paint it orange to resemble feet more. For the eyes try different shaped bottle caps, canned veggie lids, and glass jar lids!

Blossom Rot on Tomatoes

Happy Belated Mother's Day

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day, this year. It has unfortunately come and went once again and we must now wait another year to get that one day off to relax and be pampered and not feel the least bit guilty about not doing the dishes, laundry, dusting, and every single other thing that we do tirelessly day in and out.

I am happy to say that after Dylan’s 3 day stay in the hospital, after a horrible accident and an emergency surgery, he has back home where he belongs Saturday afternoon. That in itself was the most amazing Mother’s Day gift I could have possibly received. We had a great Barbecue with some great family Saturday night and then spent the day hanging out and relaxing at the house on Sunday. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect Mother’s Day.

DIY Fabric Softener

2 cups of your favorite scented conditioner

3 cups of white vinegar

6 cups of hot water

1 container to mix all the ingredients and to hold the fabric softener   **Make sure that your container has a large enough opening to where you will be able to insert a spoon or straw to stir the container completely.**

 Mix together all the ingredients in the container with a long spoon or straw. It may take a few minutes of stirring to thoroughly mix the ingredients. Stir until the clumps of conditioner have dissolved completely. DO NOT SHAKE.

Use ¼ cup per load of laundry in washing machine. Don’t worry, your clothes WILL NOT smell like vinegar once they have been washed and dried. They will smell like the conditioner that you added to the mixture. J

Plant Growing: Full Sun or Partial Shade