There is no mulch like the present – Laura Blodgett The art of using mulch in your garden or landscape […]
14 Spring Planting Hacks for Your Garden
If you’re like me, right about now you are scrambling to plant all the things. Garden beds are not as […]
What Can You Plant in the Cold Spring Garden in Southwest Idaho
What volunteer seedlings teach about cool season planting One of the best ways to learn what you can plant BEFORE […]
Designing My Space Efficient Raised Garden Beds
I had three main considerations when designing my new garden beds: They needed to give me as much growing area […]
Hidden Hinges Secret Key Cubby
If you have ever been intrigued by hidden wall safes, such as can be hidden behind a portrait, you will […]
The Scary Part About Growing Your Own Mushrooms
Are mushroom plants from another planet? Mushrooms have always seemed other-worldly to me. So it was with mixed feelings that […]
My Favorite Gardening Books Ever as of the Year 2021 AD
Here are my all-time favorite gardening books, in no particular order. I am going to put a brief description of […]
My Favorite Best Ever Sewing Tools and Supplies
Here are the sewing tools and supplies that I find myself using all the time and/or appreciating more and more. […]
Can You Plant Directly in Horse Manure ?
Why use horse manure Sometimes your options are limited. Like when dealing with a very complicated, multi-step moving/building project. That […]
Lockdown Day 20: Introduction to Making Your Own Goat Milk Soap
guest post by Stephanie Shepler Harren Different Kinds of Soaps In general there are four different kinds of soaps that […]