Recent Home Blog | Garden PostsSimple and Affordable Ways To Spruce Up Your Gardenby Michele Cheplic11 Dec 2006 12:46 AMYour yard and garden may be covered with snow, but in some parts of the world homeowners are getting ready for a new planting season. (See my previous blog.) If you happen to be one of them I'm sure the prospect of cultivating delicate blossoms is quite exciting. How Does Your Garden Grow?by Michele Cheplic10 Dec 2006 08:41 PMI just received a beautiful Christmas card in the mail from one of my best friends. It features a photo of her three children sitting in her front yard surrounded by plump hydrangeas, colorful azaleas, and big purple orchids. Exotic Flowers At Home Depot-Who Knew?by Michele Cheplic12 Sep 2006 12:24 PMPerhaps, it is the region of the country I live in, or maybe it's the fact that I don't take on a ton of home improvement projects on my own. Whatever the case may be, I learned an interesting fact this weekend: Home Depot sells exotic flowers. Summer And Your Plantsby Michele Cheplic19 Aug 2006 08:48 PMMuch has been written about the maintenance of plants during spring. It makes sense--many people are tired of being cooped up indoors and are itching to get outside and resurrect their frozen gardens. However, once summer hits I have found garden tips for seasonal harvests are not as plentiful. Getting The Best Deal On Fresh Produce (Without Having To Grow It Yourself)by Michele Cheplic07 Aug 2006 12:15 PMRecently, I have written a number of blogs about the benefits of growing your own garden. I have provided tips for the beginner gardener; the non-traditional gardener; and ways to get your children involved in gardening. I hope the tips came in handy. Garden Tips--Tools and Weedsby Michele Cheplic06 Aug 2006 04:00 PMRecently, I provided tips for the beginner gardener in hopes it would motivate self-described "brown-thumbers" to give planting a try. If you think that you don't have time to cultivate a garden, think again. You could enlist help from your spouse or children and make it a family affair. 10 Tips For The Beginner Gardenerby Michele Cheplic05 Aug 2006 06:01 PMSummer's bountiful crops have served as the inspiration for many of my recent blogs. But, today it dawned on me that some of you might not have a garden. Or, perhaps, you really have no desire to grow one. I would hope that this is not the case. Top Five Ways To Protect Your Roses From The Summer Heatby Michele Cheplic29 Jul 2006 04:30 PMI don't need to tell you how hot it is here in the Midwest. I'm sure you are sweating it out in your own neck of the woods. For residents in the United States and Europe, Mother Nature has made this summer one for the record books. Picking The Right Roseby Michele Cheplic28 Jul 2006 12:40 PMIn previous blogs I shared a few stories about my grandfather's prize-winning rose garden. If my thumb is the least bit green it is due in large part to my grandfather's mentoring. A New Home For Your Rock Collectionby Michele Cheplic25 Jul 2006 09:01 AMMy mom started collecting rocks when I was in my teens. Over the past two decades the little dishes filled with colorful stones that adorned corner tables, bathroom vanities, and her bedroom bureau grew into an impressive stockpile of stones in assorted shapes and sizes. Recent Blog Comments Nobleman2003 says... "First lets Passion fruit is cute and i don't blame any couple for trying this...however you need to know something very important." |
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