I’m showing you plants on my patio today. It is looking prettier and more lush by the day. Yesterday it was rather cold and gray. Still, looking out the French window from my chair in the living room was so pleasant. The heater kicked on and off from time to time. But I think next…
Gardening
Tips For Growing The Best Tasting Garden Vegetables
When you plant vegetables in your garden, you obviously want the best flavor from your plants. Below are tips to help you grow the best tasting vegetables. Soil is vitally important: As you know your plants draw nutrients from the soil. So the better your soil is, the greater chance you’ll have good tasting vegetables…
Tips For Sickly House Plants
You bring a new house plant home. But after months of your care, it starts to look a bit sickly. Before you get frustrated and toss it, try these tips for sickly house plants. Via Treat Pests On Plants Without Chemicals If you have discovered pests on your plant, matches may be your answer. You…
My Best Plant Buy Of The Season
Looking back over the past months, having begun buying plants for my patio containers mid to late April, I have been looking at which plants were probably my best buy. And I have decided that the sweet potato vine gives me the most bang for my buck. I always pick up both the green and…
Homemade Plant Food Recipe
As the days get steadily warmer (I still have the heat on at night), the blooms are becoming more abundant. Someone asked me about fertilizing, and I really don’t fertilize my patio plants. I generally just let them be. However I did find a recipe for homemade plant food that I plan to make. I…
Using Shades Of Purple In The Garden
In this post I’m showing various shades of purple flowers on my patio. From light lavender to deep purple. Red-dominated shades of purple add a bit of drama to the garden. Purple’s ideal partner is yellow, and you see me use a lot of these two colors together. Last year it was my two primary…