The Great Outdoors

Honeybees are important to ALL life. They tirelessly work from the moment they struggle to emerge from their cell in the hive until the time they die. They don’t stop ~ EVER! Doing your part to help our pollinators is a BEAUTIFUL thing!

When that hint of SPRING and warmer weather strikes, so does my desire to get busy planting flowers. There’s just something about all of the vivid COLORS, from the simple african daisy (osteospermum) to the beautiful flowing clusters of the verbena to the DAINTY alyssum blooms to the statuesque sunflowers.

I wanted to talk to you about my planters, both flower pots and planter boxes and how to create an IDEAL environment for them to grow. There’s so much more to it than simply adding potting soil to a pot - so much more.

If you are like me, you love gardening, or at least the IDEA of gardening, but it can be overwhelming, frustrating, and intimidating. Well I’m going to help you with all of that, starting with raised bed planters.

I absolutely love gardening, WORKING with plants and watching them grow from seeds or starter plants to full fledged vegetable and fruit producing plants! But, there are WEEDS, there is the issue of watering the plants, knowing when to pinch the tips off of some plants to create full, ROBUST plants that produce gorgeous fruit, vegetables, and flowers! I am here to help you with all of that, but I want to start with raised bed planters.

If you live in an area with cold winters, food sources can be scarce for many species of wild birds. Taking time to create little wintertime diners for your feathered friends can be incredibly rewarding. They are easy and fun DIY projects for adults and kids alike!