The first week of October, I took to cleaning up the garden, which had become half overrun with the last of the year's produce and half completely withered away. I always love trading out some of the wilted summer plants with colorful fall mums, kale, and pansies, and seeing them mixed with the ...
Freshly Picked: 10 Ways to Use Dried Lavender
I’m always sad to say goodbye to the bulk of our perennials as they start settling in for their fall and winter slumbers. However, one new addition to our backyard surprised me the first year in when it seemed to die off mid-July only to come back for round two with an even healthier display in ...
A Trip Through Our Ever-Evolving Yard & Garden
While a lot has changed over the past few years, my love of gardening still holds strong! We've made some additions to both our garden area and our yard that have brought more color, more produce, and more joy to our summers. I've also finally gotten a better handle on the proper mix of fruits, ...
A Walk Through Our Mid-Summer Garden
Here in Indiana, we've had one of the hottest, driest summers I can remember. I probably say that every year come August, but it truly feels that way this season! Weeks on top of weeks of temperatures in the high 80s and 90s with little rain or relief. I can't even begin to explain how excited I was ...
Our Favorite Yard & Garden Tools
We spend a lot of time tending to our yard and garden throughout the spring and summer months. Over the years, we've tried several tools to help us out—and while many have gotten the job done, a handful have made our lives so much easier! From saving time, to making work easier on backs and knees, ...
Late Summer Garden
We've reached that point of the summer when our garden starts doing its own thing and feeling a bit like a jungle – some plants producing more than we can manage, some dying off, and most all in some major need of pruning. It’s also the time of year I start thinking about what seeds I should get in ...