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Gardening with Junk

Gardening with Junk Plants and junk containers sometimes seem as though they were made for each other. A few junk containers gradually let loose among other pots or partly hidden in a bed can help to enhance your garden without major upheavel. The hunt for a piece of junk with planter potential can bring anContinue reading “Gardening with Junk”

DIY fire starters

DIY fire starters are one of the few guarantees in life. They’re guaranteed to make your fire starting struggles a thing of the past. These inexpensive and easy to make fire starters are all about reducing your fire starting stress. Because no one wants to come off the trail and spend the next hour fightingContinue reading “DIY fire starters”

Newspaper Pots for Seed-Starting

You can grow dozens of new plants to fill your yard and garden with great flavors and bright colors for the cost of just a few packets of seed. And you don’t even need to pay for seed trays or planting pots. Grab a few sections of newspaper out of the recycling bin, and inContinue reading “Newspaper Pots for Seed-Starting”

Candied rose petals Or mint leaves

Try a different twist on candy this Valentine’s Day. Why not mix flowers with candy to create a unique treat! It is important to taste the rose petals you plan to use, as not all roses have a sweet flavor. Give them the smell and taste tests. Chances are if you like the fragrance, you’llContinue reading “Candied rose petals Or mint leaves”

Blossoming hope

Creating a flower hanging arrangement with spring blossoms can inspire memories and helpful reminders that even the harshest winter will end with a natural birth of spring. Japanese blossoms represent the fragility and beauty of life. For this arrangement let’s create the flowers to be the only focal point, by not adding any other foliage.Continue reading “Blossoming hope”