Grab your glue gun, pruners, or pastry bag, and browse your favorite Pinterest boards and blogs. Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner, and I'll be serving up a hearty helping of crafting inspiration to get your house ready for the onslaught of family and friends.
Succulent Pumpkins for the Fall
Pumpkins and succulents are a natural pairing for indoor arrangements or porch decor.
Growing Gourdzilla Champion Pumpkins
Growing competitive record breaking mammoth pumpkins has become a sport among home growers. Lots of blood, sweat, and tears, goes into producing one of these blue ribbon winners.
Pesticide Free Nurseries and Seed Companies
Keeping an organic garden means planting seeds and plants that haven't been treated with Neonics. Find out which nurseries and seeds companies don't use these chemicals.
Dried Flowers 101
The art of dried flowers is coming back in fashion. Find out which flowers dry best with little effort to last for years to come.
Little Prince Eggplant
Growing veggies in containers on your deck or patio is easy using the right varieties. Little Prince is a perfect candidate for containers as it produces an abundance of small delicious eggplants all season long.
Some Like It Hot-Tomatoes Do Not!
The hottest year on record has slowed down tomato production in the vegetable patch. Strategies for growing tomatoes are growing heat tolerant varieties and giving your plants a little afternoon shade.
Easy Tomato Tart
Tomatoes are coming in fast and furious and I look for delicious ways to use them. Tomato Tart is a winner, easy and delicious.
Rearing Monarchs – Start With Milkweed
Rearing Monarchs in my house was one of my goals this year. But I needed a ready source of milkweed so I planted a milkweed and nectar meadow.
From Plot to Plate-Squash Sex in the Garden
Increasing your squash harvest is easy by using hand pollination and to recognize which flowers are male and which female. Using your excess flowers for stuffed squash blossoms is a great summer time food.
Squash Birth Control- Squash Blossom Recipes
The best part of growing squash is the blossoms that are so tender and versatile in summer recipes.
Healthy Fruit-Infused Water
Healthy infused water is an easy way to keep hydrated in the heat of summer. Using herbs, berries, and other fruits, and vegetables, you can whip them up in a few minutes.

