by Heather | Mar 13, 2009 | Blog, frugal gardening, gardening
In these lean economic times, everyone is concerned about money, even if you haven’t lost your job recently, many families are facing a rising cost of living even while pay freezes are being implemented all over. That doesn’t mean you can’t upgrade...
by Heather | Jan 23, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had several readers ask questions so I’m going to take today to answer them. First, Cindy asked where to get lucky bamboo, and Kim asked about training these plants into fun shapes. I know I’ve seen Lucky Bamboo at Walmart, along...
by Heather | Jan 16, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
My friend Danyelle and I were talking the other day and she mentioned that she inherited an indoor tree from a neighbor and wasn’t sure what it was, or how to care for it. Though she was thrilled that it had survived for an entire year without dying, it...
by Heather | Nov 29, 2008 | Blog, gardening, plants
As I search for different plants to try out in my yard, I’m always on the lookout for something unusual to add interest. my first summer in this house, some of that interest came in the form of a contorted filbert. This member of the hazel family qualifies as a...