As the growing season comes to an end, it’s time to think about harvesting your dahlias, preserving the beauty and vitality of your dahlia tubers for the next year. Right now here in Minnesota, we still haven’t seen a hard frost yet. I’ve been busy pulling out all of my other spent flowers and plants […]

Making homemade powdered flower food is a simple and effective way to nourish and prolong the life of your fresh flowers. Powdered Flower Food is something you can create with just a few simple household items: sugar, baking soda, and citric acid. We use this recipe for our fresh cut flowers at […]

After we insulated our garage and I finally had some real walls to play with, this little corner is my new favorite spot! A Garage with a Faux Stone Wall With this area being a focal spot for anyone who stops by the house, comes in for a wreath or floral class, I wanted it […]

Chicken Wing Clipping: As simple and painless for the chickens as it is for you! A Wing Trim for Your Chickens Throughout fall and spring, our chickens enjoy roaming freely around our yard. However, with summer on the horizon and fresh seeds in the ground, it becomes less possible to grant them this freedom. Once […]

We really make our garden tools earn themselves a spot in our garage! I’ve been gardening since I was a kid, but now that I have my very own garden, I have my own favorite tools. I have found a few things that I keep toting with me year after year. Of course there are […]

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