This post brought to you by Whitney Farms. All opinions are 100% mine. Several years ago, I took classes in landcape design – so I know my way around a garden a bit. You also probably have no idea that gardening and weeding is one of the few things that I can do without my mind running....

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts®. All opinions are 100% mine. My lawn doesn’t look anything like this right now. Why? Well, it’s still cold here in Seattle – and we’ve even had some snow. It’s really important to me to have green,...

Sometimes the smallest touches make the biggest difference in how you feel about your home or garden. Check this great little project out: Eric at Garden Drama drilled holes in his plain wooden fence, and inserted marbles. Need I even say more? The effect is enchanting! Glass Marbles...

I live in a rural area, where the landscape was once dotted by huge old satellite dishes.  Nowadays, the dinosaur dishes are a relic of days gone by, and many of them have been uprooted or abandoned.  I still see quite a few of them when I drive through the back roads, many of them tucked...

Don’t get me wrong, I’m certainly not afraid to dig into a huge project, but sometimes it’s really nice to whip out something that only requires a few minutes and minimal effort.  (Especially on balmy summer days when I feel the urge to create but break a sweat at just the...

I was stumbling the other day when I found a site with the picture above – the most amazing garden cabana I’ve ever seen.  The only issue with the site is that I don’t speak French; but a quick trip to Google Translate solved that problem.  I discovered that this mezzanine...