Color Coordinate Flower Beds

orange tulips

DECORATE YOUR YARD.

Don’t know what to plant in your flower beds or yard? Fall is the perfect time for planting bulbs so if you’re looking for how to get started, here’s an idea: color coordinate your flower beds.

It’s probably no surprise I like to coordinate my flowers since I also like to [...]

Lily Love

boquet of white lillies

Flowers make a girl feel special.  Thought I’d share what’s adorning our kitchen table.

Have a happy Saturday and don’t forget that old soda bottles make great flower vases!

Add some Charm to your Home with Flower Boxes

add some charm to your home with flower boxes

Several weeks ago I fell in love…with some flower boxes!  Lucky for me, I still had some birthday money left which I was eager to trade in for some charming, wrought iron flower boxes to soften the outside of our home.

I found the flower boxes at Menards for $25 a [...]

April showers bring April Flowers!

trailing purple flocks

I know the saying is April showers bring May flowers, but I’m so glad we don’t have to wait until May for flowers to spring up! The past several weeks I’ve been out in the flower beds working to get them in shape for the blooming season. I’ve pulled weeds, used an entire bottle [...]

How to make Cut Flowers Last Longer

yellow and white daffodils

I don’t know about you, but I am loving this warmer weather because it means I get to wake up every morning to little pops of color poking their heads out of the ground.  Every day brings new growth and it is such a joy to watch!

Flowers last the longest untouched and in [...]

Daffodil Delight

yellow and white daffodils

ENJOY LIFE’S SIMPLE PLEASURES.

Surely daffodils springing up through the ground means warm weather is almost here to stay.  That’s what I thought until I had to go rescue these from the predicted snow that came last weekend.  There has been some crazy weather this winter here in Missouri!  Nonetheless, I was happy to [...]

Lawn Care: Early Spring

If you’re a first time homeowner or have just plain never taken the time to care for you lawn – this segment is for you.  When we first moved into our house nearly 6 years ago, the lawn was a 50/50 split of weeds and grass.  The grass that was there didn’t look particularly [...]

Plant Snow Crocus

white snow crocus

Are you counting down the days until Spring?  Tired of the cold, dreary winter? I sure am.  It is hard to be cheery when gray skies blanket the sky.  Lucky for me, I planted some snow crocus a couple years back not knowing anything about them.  They are awesome– mainly due to the fact [...]