There is no better way to introduce the joy of growing things, and incidentally, get kids eating healthy than to get them involved with growing their food. Set aside a small garden plot, or prepare a container garden, and try this easy vegetable garden to share the joy of gardening with kids. By starting with a simple bed of salad greens, radishes and carrots, kids can see the seeds they planted sprout and grow and can harvest and prepare a […]
20 Unique Summer Planters
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With spring comes flowers and with the flowers comes all the wonderful, lovely, unique and crazy planter ideas. Here I’ve found and listed 20 unique summer planters to inspire you and get you started with your own! The possibilities are endless and the creativity behind many of these ideas is awesome! Some planters are just regular pots spruced up a little, some planters require a good amount of skill with woodworking tools and others just need a little diy ability […]
Creative Air Plant Decorations for Gifts
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There were a lot of confused people last week when I posted a photo of my to-do list on Instagram and one task simply said: “air plants”. People were wondering if “air plants” meant placing house plants outside. It made me chuckle. While I’m sure one could “air” their house plants, I was referring to my need to make my Creative Air Plant Decorations for Gifts. Air plants are in the Genus Tillandsia and there are over 500 species of […]
Growing Herb Gardens ~The Herbs I grow
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As you are planting your garden this spring you may want to consider growing herb gardens too. Consider the herbs you use in cooking and try planting them. Or maybe you use certain herbs for health reasons, try planting them. I don’t have one garden designated to herbs. Instead they are in many different places around our house. When it comes to growing herb gardens, I plant herbs where they will grow well. Another thing to consider is that some […]
Small Space Garden Ideas ~Making the Most of Your Space
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Living on a small lot, means having a small garden. While I would love to have a huge garden and grow everything we need, I am super thankful for the ability to have even a small garden. Today I’m talking about how to make the most of a small garden. Small Space Garden Ideas: Our garden measures approx. 20′ by 10′ and one end of it is under a walnut tree. 🙁 Walnut trees drip a type of toxic (to […]
Growing Raspberry Bushes ~Why they’re the Perfect Fruit for Backyards.
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Disclaimer: Post contains sponsored or affiliate links which help support this site at no cost to you. I love fruit. In fact to date there are only 2 different fruits that I dislike. So even though we have a small lot, you can be sure we are growing raspberry bushes, strawberries, and even a blueberry plant! Strawberries are my favorite, but they take up a lot of ground space. However, growing raspberry bushes are perfect for a small back yard! […]
Landscaping Before and After Photos
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A week or so ago, I promised you our landscaping before and after photos. Mind you, our landscaping has been in progress for the past 3 summers. I do think we are finally finished though. 🙂 I love that Jason is a landscaper by trade. He knows how to do so much when it comes to making the out-side of our place look pretty! Not to mention the perks are pretty good as well. I know the first year we […]
Making a Log Planter for Flowers
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Disclaimer: Post contains sponsored links. #LetsGarden #Monrovia You know it’s summer when flowers and gardening take over the blog. Like this post, making a log planter for flowers. Back in March I found and shared this photo on Facebook. I loved the idea and wanted Jason to help me make one. The response from every-one was overwhelming, and I was asked to share photos if I ever made one. Well it took several months but I now have a log […]
Washi Tape Flower Pots ~Making Old Things Pretty
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A couple weeks ago I had the idea to make a few Washi Tape Flower Pots. You see, I created this lovely planter last year and it was wonderful. But the winter was not kind to it, so it was time to come up with something new. Last year I painted the pots and gave them a more stone color, but that pain had come off in many areas and I decided to ditch the big pot and just use […]
Tea Kettle Turned into a Garden Planter
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The Story of a Tea Kettle Turned into a Garden Planter. Once upon a time, there a was wife. She put the kettle on for tea and then forgot about it. The poor kettle boiled dry and the ceramic coating around it began to crack and fall off. The wife felt pretty bad that she ruined her tea kettle, but it […]
Creating a 3 Dimensional Planter
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So on Tuesday I offered a little teaser to today’s post. It focuses on garden planters. Have you not seen my 3 dimensional planter yet? If you are a fan of A Proverbs 31 Wife on Facebook, you would have seen this picture. What!? You’re not a fan yet? Well you can fix that problem by going right here! I asked my fans to guess what this post would be about, and the best answer was a guess that the […]
Seedlings
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So, you’re going to plant a garden, now what? Do you start plants indoors as seedlings or do you go to a garden center to buy all your plants? Is it more cost effective to start seeds indoors or buy the plants? If you want to start your own plants you will need a grow light, and a warmer mat. There are some inexpensive ones you can purchase that work great, but we didn’t buy one. *If you have a […]
