Easy Stepping Stones for the Garden
Easy stepping stones for the garden. Creating garden stepping stones couldn’t be this easy, could it?
It is so easy that a group of 12-year-old children could make them and give them as gifts, and they did.
Stone Crock Flower Pots
Stone Crock Flower Pots One of my favorite planters of all time. The old style crocks. Stone crock flower pots rock! I have one crock planted with red geraniums every year on the cement pad leading to our garage. Until next time friends. Take Care! AFFILIATE POLICY: Posts on this site may contain links to outside … Read more
Maple Syrup Tree Tapping
Maple Syrup Tree Tapping
Today, we are maple syrup tree tapping. I thought spring was supposed to be here already in the Midwest, at least the calendar states it is. I like to see the snow come; but also quickly go.
This year it is hanging around longer than I care to see. We have to keep ourselves busy while we are waiting!
Plum Island Lighthouse Door County
Plum Island Lighthouse Door County
Plum Island Lighthouse Door County – Plum Island Lighthouse is located in Lake Michigan waters off the shores of the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin.
DIY Straw Bale Cold Frame
Need a cold frame storage solution in a hurry? Take a page from a Hard Working Hillybilly’s book for this DIY straw bale cold frame. He is a genious!
Old Wash Tub Flower Pots
Old Wash Tub Flower Pots I use old washtub flower pots and aluminum pails that I pick up at thrift shops and at yard sales all the time. I will always purchase a few here and there to plant my annuals in. They make excellent focal points in the yard. Until next time friends. Take Care! AFFILIATE POLICY: Posts … Read more
Composting with Worms
Composting with Worms
Have you heard about composting with worms? Vermicomposting? Worm farming? It is a wonderful eco-friendly way to create nutrient-rich vermicompost. Plus, worm tea for your soil.
Straw Bale Garden
I am wholeheartedly committed to growing all the fresh produce that I can this growing season. This led me on a hunt to locate ways to achieve my goal. A straw bale garden is my solution.
Sharpening Your Garden Shovel
Sharpening Your Garden Shovel
Spending 5 minutes of time per year sharpening your garden shovel can eliminate your backbreaking work by digging deeper and dividing painless.
Bird Seed Suet Filled Egg Shell Recipe
Bird Seed Suet Filled Egg Shell Recipe
Want to make a healthy treat for the birds this winter? Try this bird seed suet filled egg shell recipe and add whatever ingredients you think your backyard feathered friends will like.
Drunken Gummy Bears
Drunken Gummy Bears
Today’s post: drunken gummy bears. I live in Wisconsin, people! We like to drink and entertain, nuff said!!
Blanching Garden Vegetables for Freezing
Blanching Garden Vegetables for Freezing
Spending a few days during the growing season blanching garden vegetables for freezing will yield you months of the healthy add-on to your meals during the offseason.
Vegetable Dip Dry Mix Recipe
This is one of our families favorite vegetable dip recipes. It is easy to whip up a batch of vegetable dip dry mix recipe and then bag them into single serve small bags.
Storing Dahlias Over Winter
Storing Dahlias Over Winter
Many types of dahlias do not survive the snowy cold winters here. We have to lift them out of the dirt or purchase new ones come spring. I wrote up a quick guide to digging up and storing dahlias over winter.
Outdoor Decorating for Halloween
Decorating Your Yard for Halloween
Decorating your yard for Halloween ? We all have that neighbor. You know. The one neighbor that when they do something, they go all out. This is the house in our neighborhood! It may spark some ideas for you, too.
Homemade Birdseed Ornaments Make Your Own
Homemade Birdseed Ornaments Make Your Own
Follow the recipe for these birdseed ornaments and the next day you have a sweet treat for your birds. The ornaments would make wonderful holiday gifts for friends and family as well as wedding favors for your guests.
Planting Horseradish Root
Planting Horseradish Root
In this article I will go over basic planting horseradish root. I’ll tell you where to obtain horseradish root, when and where to plant, and basic care for your root.
How To Make Jello Shots or Shooters In Syringes
Jello Shots or Shooters in Syringes
How to make jello shots or shooters in syringes. Jello shots or Jello shooters as they are also called are all the rage. There are many recipes with various types of liquor and flavored Jello combinations. I will give you several to try out.
Quikrete Walkway Patio
Quikrete Walkways & Patios
Easy do-it-yourself project on how to make a Quikcrete walkway or patio, it takes some time and effort but the results look professional. The materials needed are minimal and allow you to take your time and create a visually appealing outdoor space.
Raised Garden Bed Out of Dresser
Raised Garden Bed Out of Dresser
Raised Garden Bed Out of Dresser. Here is taking recycling to extremes one might think. I think it is a creative way to recycle and make use of something that would just end up in the landfill. For those of you without a lot of space or who love vertical gardening, this might just work for you.