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Now that summer has arrived, it’s time to ensure all our hard work during the spring pays off – especially outside! The next time you water your garden or lawn, or the deck and family car, imagine using a three- piece watering system that is …
I love gardening but gardening doesn’t have to be expensive! Sure, some of the flowers that we plant are expensive but we also do some cheaper ones too!
For example: We purchased 5 packets of wildflower seeds at our home garden center back in early spring. Each packet was only $1.00 and each one had a lot of seeds within it.
One side of our property is wooded and we have been clearing out a bunch of dead trees, dead shrubs, etc. Most of that nastiness occurred over the past 3 years from a lot of storm damage. Anyway, we have spent a LOT of time cleaning up that side of our property and beautifying it as we go along.
While I do have some expensive flower beds…I wanted something that was inexpensive and looked liked it belonged in a wooded area so I went with wildflower seeds.
To plant…we just cleaned up the area and then dug up the top 3″ of the soil. We then sprinkled in and raked in our wildflower seeds. Within 10 days, we saw them starting to sprout up out of the ground and the photo above shows you what they look like 8 weeks later. BEAUTIFUL!!! We now have 5 patches of them on the right side of our property and I couldn’t be happier!
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My hubby and I love to be outside…especially when we are working around in our backyard garden or working on a new landscape project. How many of you have a vegetable garden this year? We have two veggie gardens and both are doing extremely well. …
I love summer! The smell of fresh cut grass is one of my all time favorite scents ever. Every time I see someone cutting grass or harvesting hay, I have to roll down the window and smell the air! From the time I was just …
A few months ago I wrote a post that was sponsored by Jung who sells thousands of different gardening supplies, plants and seeds. You can read my review and my tips on how you can plant your very own blueberry bush to refresh your memory.
Today I wanted to update you all on how well our blueberry bush from Jung is now doing. Frankly, it is doing a lot better than I thought it would 2 months later! Seriously, we are super excited that it is doing so well!
It has been 2 months since we planted the blueberry bush that they sent us for the review and just recently we had flowers which then turn into unripe blueberries. In just a few short weeks, they will ripen and we will finally be able to taste them!
This year we will probably only get a few blueberries since it is a young bush but next year and ever year after that…we should see a nice increase in our blueberry crop.
Please ignore the “weeds” you see around our bush as they will be gone in a few short days. We have had a LOT of rain the past 3 weeks so our “weeds” got a little out of control. If you look closely at the second photo you will see several unripe blueberries that are just calling my name! I am looking forward to picking them once they ripen! Yay!
I love gardening…all kinds of gardening! I love to plant flowers, vegetables, fruits and herbs. I love being outdoors in my garden or flower beds, even if I am out there weeding for hours at a time. Last year I planted some bleeding hearts and …
Adding plants to your living and work spaces is a great way to add a subtle touch of nature. Studies have found that keeping live plants in rooms can help to create an atmosphere of calmness and tranquility – two things our very busy society …