In this post I highlight the Hellebore Honeymoon Series Perennials growing in my early spring landscape. Check out the beautiful blooms of the these Hellebores or Lenten Roses as they first start putting on a flower show. I share a video taken on a cool early spring day has the new blooms are in full
In this post, I share my white squash mash potato recipe. This is a fun and beautiful dish to create with a white squash you can grow in your home garden. White Squash Mash Potatoes The other day I was on the phone with my sister in law. YES … I said on the phone
In this post, I share how the Summer Romance Yellow Mandevilla makes it easy to be lazy. You will find videos and images with fun facts about this amazing plant. Don’t miss my recommendation and rating of this plant at the bottom of the post. Fun Facts About The Summer Romance Yellow Mandevilla Below are
In this post, I share a plant that does best with some stress in the sun. This is my new blue pearl succulent that is in the Graptoveria family. You will find a video and images below. Fun Facts About the Blue Pearl Succulent The first question I had was ‘what is a Graptoveria’. Luckily,
You know it is a special event when I gift my succulent babies. In this post, I share a creative container succulent gift project in this post was created for a friend with love! Creative Container Succulent Gift Project I have so much fun in the dome. During this planting event, it was 80*F in
You all know I love to push the limits and grow just about anything (legal) I can get my hands on. Introduced to the Mangave a few years ago at a new plant tour in Michigan I quickly became obsessed. Today I am working on owning the complete collection. In this post, I share why
One of our all-time favorite appetizers to cook up is using the Jalapeno pepper. In this post, I share my Grilled Jalapeno Pepper Poppers Recipe you will make year-round! I have also updated this recipe using new ingredients including jalapeno and bacon. Be sure to check out the notes because you can also make this
I am always in search of a new and creative ingredient to try out for mealtime. Today I dive into the bottom of my pantry drawer where all the beans and rice are stored to find a package of dried Royal Corona Beans. Check out this Royal Corona Beans Tomato Ham Soup Recipe you can
Sometimes the most memorable surprises are found in the most unusual places. In today’s post, I share growing a My Boutique Container Rose. My Bouquet Rose The solid yellow bloom of this My Boutique Rose is one of those surprises like many of the other barefoot roses I found this summer stuffed in plastic bags
Today we cook the Cupcake Summer Squash, an innovative hybrid of a zucchini and a squash created by the Burpee seed company.
Nothing says summer like the blooms on my strawberry plants here in Ohio. When they ripen in late May-early June they are the sweetest berries you’ve ever tasted. I also enjoy berries in late February from my dome garden here in NW Ohio. There are a few varieties I know I can trust a harvest
Did you know there is a difference between the Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus? In this post I BLAB with the Houseplant Guru about this and more!