Build Your Own Spud Loving Potato Tower
Build Your Own Spud Loving Potato Tower Every garden season I like to try something new, like growing spuds in a simple handmade potato […]
Gardening DIY
Blueberry Plant Care Starts with Garden Planning
We are continuing our series on growing blueberry bushes sponsored by a plant donation from Monrovia®. If you are wondering where to buy blueberry plants, you can […]
Drying Chives | Straw Bale Garden Recipes
It’s getting late in the summer. By now, you have really started to see the benefits of a great garden like your straw bale garden. […]
Straw Bale Garden August Update
It’s August and the harvest is in full swing. The straw bale garden has produced crazy amounts of food. Especially tomatoes, zucchini, and cucumbers. While […]
Cayenne Pepper Flakes | Straw Bale Garden Recipes
It is now early August. We are in the third month of the Straw Bale Gardening season. By now, you should have lot’s of cayenne […]
Gardening Inspiration
Gardening Inspiration Come with us on a virtual tour of our gardens. It’s a work in progress…sometimes a backbreaking work in progress…but we are building […]
Tree Stump Planters
Tree Stump Planters We have a lot of woods around our house. This year we have had an outbreak of Oak Wilt and will need […]
Trimming Tomato Plants
Today we are trimming tomato plants in the straw bale garden. You are reading a post in our series on straw bale gardening. We are following […]
First Review of Straw Bale Gardening One Month In.
Today, I am going to give you my first review of straw bale gardening. We are one month into a series on straw bale gardening. We […]
Do Straw Bale Gardens Prevent Weeds?
YES! Straw bale gardens do prevent weeds! Oh my gosh. I can’t believe how well it works. This post is part of a series on […]
Fertilizing a Straw Bale Garden
In all gardens, fertilizing is important. Fertilizing a straw bale garden is also important and very easy to do. Today, I show you how to […]
DIY Root Vegetable Storage Bin
DIY Root Vegetable Storage Bin A few weeks back I posted the plans for the herb garden I made for my wife, Jamie. Well, here […]
How To Train A Plant Up A Trellis | Straw Bale Gardening
In an earlier post, I showed how to build a system of trellis’ in your garden for your plants to grow up. Today, I am […]
Garden Art from DIY projects to Art to Buy.
Garden Art from DIY projects to Art to Buy Whether it is in your backyard garden or a world famous garden like Keukenhof, art can […]
DIY - Moss Graffitti
DIY - Moss Graffitti How cool is this? This is an easy project too. You could make a statement or a picture. If you have […]
Making Your Garden Suitable for All the Family
Making Your Garden Suitable for All the Family As you probably already know, family life is all about compromise and balance. Everyone in the household […]
Cutting Back Overgrowth | Straw Bale Gardening
We are continuing our series Straw Bale Gardening. Today, we are talking about what to do when other plants around your garden start to over […]
9 Twig Craft Ideas for Garden Design
9 Twig Craft Ideas for Garden Design You can make things out of them and use them to spruce up your garden. How? Take inspiration […]
Give Your Backyard the Makeover it Deserves
Give Your Backyard the Makeover it Deserves When you consider your home makeover plans, you need to make sure you get out in the garden […]
Home Improvement Hacks That Will Rapidly Transform Your Outdoor Space
Home Improvement Hacks That Will Rapidly Transform Your Outdoor Space Summer has arrived. It has happened so quickly you haven’t even had the chance to […]