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Planting for the Season

January 8, 2021 By Karen Creel 1 Comment

Successful garden requires planting the right plant in the right season

I’m often asked what  Zone I am in when I post in my Facebook Group.  Although I am in Zone 7, which includes North Georgia,  I plant for the season I am in.   This is much more accurate way to plant because it is specific to my city.  I google the average high and low… 

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Tips for Overwintering Rosemary Plants Indoors

December 18, 2020 By Karen Creel Leave a Comment

Tips on growing rosemary indoors

If you were to ask most people to name a “Christmas plant”, they would say Poinsettia.  It was obvious when I went to my local nursery a couple of days ago, that it is THE most popular Christmas plant.  A huge truck was off loading pallet after pallet, and the buggies at the check out… 

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Plan a Fall Garden

September 29, 2020 By Karen Creel

It’s official!  It’s fall, and today feels like it here in Georgia.  The temperature is 66 degrees and I am loving it. We had such a hot, humid summer, I thought I wouldn’t be ready to even say the word garden until next spring.  But…here I am writing about how to plan a fall garden. … 

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Using Ollas in the Garden

August 10, 2020 By Karen Creel

Ollas are perfect for container gardens

When Mary Kathyrn Dunston with Dripping Springs Ollas reached out to me to try her Ollas in my garden, the first thing I thought was “what is an Olla” ? Ollas are unglazed, porous, terracotta pots placed near the roots of a plant to provide irrigation as needed.  They are perfect for containers, and several… 

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Printable Garden Planner

March 23, 2020 By Karen Creel

Printable garden planner

I’m ready to get out and play in the dirt.  We had a rain free day over the weekend, and I cleaned out my butterfly garden, and planted gladiolas and yarrow.  My new raised bed is planted with strawberries, and the smaller second one is ready for lettuce seeds.  Perennial plants are popping up and… 

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How to Make a Butterfly Puddler

March 15, 2020 By Karen Creel

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Stephanie Rose of Garden Therapy has written a number of books, and I have many of them.  When I learned she had written a new one called Garden Alchemy I knew I wanted it.  In fact, I preordered it before it was even released! The Gardening Alchemy book is packed with over 80 ideas to naturally… 

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Butterfly Printables

February 20, 2020 By Karen Creel

Plan your butterfly garden with these pretty printables

I love printables and especially these that my friend Rebecca, a graphic designer did for me.  She creates all of my soap and bath and body labels, and I’m always happy with her creations.  I asked her to make these four butterfly printable pages that can be printed out and kept in a notebook.  They… 

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Butterfly Gardens

February 13, 2020 By Karen Creel

Milkweed is a great choice for a host plant in your butterfly garden

As I sit here writing this post on a Friday morning, it’s snowing in North Georgia.  Monday, as I left work it was 70 degrees.  Don’t be fooled by the ground hog’s prediction, we still have some cold weather to come.  I have several projects that I want to do including completing my garden shed,… 

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Plant a Pizza Garden

February 8, 2020 By Karen Creel

Plant a pizza garden

Getting kids to eat their veggies is not always easy.  By getting them involved in the growing, caring for, and reaping of the benefits of their work,  you may cultivate a life long love of gardening. Every kid knows what a pizza is, and you would be hard pressed to find one who doesn’t like… 

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Calendula Lotion Bars

January 16, 2020 By Karen Creel

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Winter weather is tough on my skin.  The humidity drops outside and I’m indoors more using dry heat. If you are like me, you tend to spend longer in hot showers.  Remember, I’m a southern girl, and anything less than 60 degrees is COLD, lol.  I help combat that by making lotion bars.  But not… 

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Recent Posts

  • Planting for the Season January 8, 2021
  • Tips for Overwintering Rosemary Plants Indoors December 18, 2020
  • Plan a Fall Garden September 29, 2020
  • Using Ollas in the Garden August 10, 2020
  • Printable Garden Planner March 23, 2020
  • How to Make a Butterfly Puddler March 15, 2020
  • Butterfly Printables February 20, 2020
  • Butterfly Gardens February 13, 2020
  • Plant a Pizza Garden February 8, 2020
  • Calendula Lotion Bars January 16, 2020

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