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How to Make a DIY Gallon Jug Greenhouse
There are many ways to make your own DIY Greenhouse! Often you can find things around the house that you can use to help give your seeds the desired greenhouse effect. I use gallon jugs recycled from milk jugs or lemonade jugs. Not only do these make great containers for your seeds but it also creates a lid for easy watering access as well as keeping your seedlings warm. DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something at no extra cost to you. Please check out our Disclosure Policy for more details. Collect your Containers DIY…
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DIY Bird Nesting Material Holder
Another great thing that Spring brings, aside from all the spring flowers, is all the babies! Soon you will hear the little chirps of baby birds in their nests, and you’ll be able to hear the momma and poppa birds yelling at you if you are standing too close to their nest while you are out and about working in your gardens! There are a bunch of ways that you can make your little nesting material holders. Many of which are great for recycling! DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something at no extra cost…
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What to Plant for the Bees
We can all agree that bees are amongst those of the upmost importance of creatures to all of mankind. Well, pollinators in general, are all important in keeping oxygen being produced on this planet. So what can we do to ensure we keep these bees around and around our gardens in particular. DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something at no extra cost to you. Please check out our Disclosure Policy for more details. Of course the main thing everyone can do is to plant flowers and herbs that the bees and other pollinators love!…
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Spring Flowers for the Garden
When spring time comes around you’ll want to have the first signs of life after a hard cold winter. Nothing beats the feeling of finally seeing the first little sprouts of spring flowers popping up from the dirt. Life is coming back to the area! There are many choices you can go with when it comes to selecting spring flowers. All are wonderful and easy to keep up with! DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something at no extra cost to you. Please check out our Disclosure Policy for more details. Planting your Spring Flowers…
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Seed Starting For Beginners
So its that time of the year again where you want to start your seeds for the upcoming season! And why not?! Its a great way to save money from purchasing that $3-$8 a piece plant from your local stores. At least with your $1.50 seed packs from the store you could potentially get 15-30+ plants depending on how many seeds are in your pack. And given they grew to a seedling and then to maturity properly. DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something at no extra cost to you. Please check out our Disclosure…
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How to Grow Cat Mint
Catmint is a great perennial herb to have growing in your garden! It has many uses and gives a gorgeous and aromatic vibe! This low maintenance plant is a must have! Starting from Seed Catmint has very tiny seeds that you can find once the flower has dried up. By pinching around the stem of the base of the dried up flower and pulling the flower off the stem you can collect the seeds. After collecting them for use, it is easy to tweezer out a couple for seed starting. DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and…
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How to Grow Nasturtiums
Nasturtiums are my new favorite craze! I only wish I had found them sooner! They are simply gorgeous and not only are they edible, they make a great filler to any garden and have so many incredibly helpful benefits that you’ll want to have them around every year! Easy to Grow This beauty of a flower is easy to grow and is carefree. The seed looks like a little mini brain and is easy to sow directly into the ground after any risk of frost. Plus since the seeds are larger, this is a great plant to get the little ones involved, and get the next generation of gardeners trained,…
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Uses for Mint Tea
Mint tea is one of my personal favorites. The smell, the taste, I just can’t get enough of it! But the mint plant also has many medicinal uses! Mint tea is all natural Did you know that mint is a natural anti-inflammatory and is full of antioxidants and has antimicrobial properties?! Its also a natural relaxant and a natural decongestant! What doesn’t this plant have?! DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something at no extra cost to you. Please check out our Disclosure Policy for more details. For the Body Its great for your skin…
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DIY Popsicle Stick Garden Markers
Check out these awesome DIY popsicle stick garden markers that my daughter and I made for our garden! You only need 3 materials to make these and they are super easy! DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something at no extra cost to you. Please check out our Disclosure Policy for more details. For the garden markers we made, we used 2 popsicle sticks for the stake part that will stick into the ground along with 6 facing popsicle sticks for the picture and name of the fruit/vegetable/herb. Then gluing them together using hot glue.…
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How to Grow Black Eyed Susan Vine
The Black Eyed Susan vine has got to be my favorite vine that we have grown in our garden thus far! Not only is it an absolutely gorgeous perennial! It is a great space filler, and offers many variations in color! We planted yellow vines this year but after growing a few weeks, they seemed to have changed their color to this gorgeous orange/red. But I have seen bright yellows, bright oranges and a pale creamy yellow. DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something at no extra cost to you. Please check out our Disclosure…
