Pile Composting: How and Why
Composting is great for the garden and beneficial for the environment in general as we reduce the amount of trash … Continue Reading Pile Composting: How and Why
Javi Published an E-Book on Orchid Care!
Uh yeah, you read that title right. Javi is one of those people who comes up with an idea and … Continue Reading Javi Published an E-Book on Orchid Care!
How Trench Composting Fixed My Garden Soil
The Los Rodriguez Mansion garden has officially exploded. When I started building this garden and ordered the soil, I was … Continue Reading How Trench Composting Fixed My Garden Soil
Caring for Phalaenopsis Orchids
Most people know that I love orchids and, fortunately for me, Leslie developed a love for the plants too (although … Continue Reading Caring for Phalaenopsis Orchids
The thing about blogging…
The thing about blogging is that if you leave it alone for any period of time you feel like you … Continue Reading The thing about blogging…
Garden update! Roses, peonies, pansies…!
These past couple of weeks have been exceptionally warm, so the garden in the back and the beds in front … Continue Reading Garden update! Roses, peonies, pansies…!
April showers, flowers, and a stop in Louisville
At this moment, I can’t think of anything better in the world than sitting on my front porch with Javi … Continue Reading April showers, flowers, and a stop in Louisville
Forcing bulbs
The hundreds of bulbs that we planted outside will take a long time to flower…but we want flowers soon!! Luckily … Continue Reading Forcing bulbs
Garden Update!
Lately thanks to all this rainfall our garden is starting to look great. This year we planted corn, beans, tomatoes, … Continue Reading Garden Update!
Copenhagen Botanical Gardens
It is no surprise that by now Leslie and I have developed a strong interest in plants. Luckily for us, … Continue Reading Copenhagen Botanical Gardens
House Plants!
We’re way behind in updates on our garden and our landscaping – but we’ll take care of that soon enough. … Continue Reading House Plants!
Planting Peonies
Last week we got our first landscaping shipment! Our peonies were delivered in a little box inside two tiny plastic … Continue Reading Planting Peonies
SEEDS!!!!!!
All this gardening preparation has been done in order to host our garden “super stars”….the SEEDS!! We are starting almost … Continue Reading SEEDS!!!!!!
DIY Cold frames
The weather in Tennessee has been a little weird. We have had several very warm days during the winter, and … Continue Reading DIY Cold frames
Soil is the key to happy plants!
The new beds are up and ready and the old beds are “refreshed” and ready too! Setting up everything required … Continue Reading Soil is the key to happy plants!
Fencing the garden
I don’t know about you but somewhere along the way we failed to teach our dogs to garden. I am … Continue Reading Fencing the garden
Prepping the new garden beds
Our vegetable garden is expanding this year. Last year I built 3 beds but only wound up using 2. This … Continue Reading Prepping the new garden beds
Cleaning the garden beds
Once we had the edging installed we knew exactly what the garden’s boundaries were and proceeded to the next … Continue Reading Cleaning the garden beds
Installing edging
We have a ton of hard work to accomplish in our landscape plan to prepare for the arrival of the … Continue Reading Installing edging
Planting Pansies
On the same day that Javier and I planted the new little rose garden on the side of the house … Continue Reading Planting Pansies
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