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Holiday Fragrance

November 22, 2021 By Karen Creel

I start my Christmas decorating after Thanksgiving, and love to have the fragrance of the Holiday to fill the air.  Add a little Christmas music, and let the decorating begin!   This holiday fragrance potpourri, simmered on the stove, makes the house smell wonderful.  You can make a large batch, and package some to place in… 

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Herbal Dream Pillows

October 25, 2021 By Karen Creel

Herbal Dream Pillows

According to Jim Long in his book “Making Herbal Dream Pillows”, dream pillows were once called comfort pillows, and were used in sickrooms to “ease the nightmares that may come with medicine, and the smell of illness.” Little herbal dream pillows were made with calming herbs such as lavender to help ease the sleep of… 

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National Honeybee Day

August 19, 2021 By Karen Creel

Honey Bee

August 21st is National Honey Bee Day.  According to HoneyLove.org, “National Honey Bee Day was created to honor the insect responsible for more than 1/3 of the food we eat with beekeepers, beekeeping clubs and associations, and honey bee enthusiasts from all across the country. We take this opportunity to celebrate honey bees and recognize… 

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How Much Soil Do You Need for a Container

May 19, 2021 By Karen Creel

How much soil do you need for a raised bed garden

Whether it is a series of raised bed gardens. or a collection of pots on your patio, container gardens are perfect for growing flowers, vegetables and herbs. But how much soil do you need for your container?  No one wants to make repeated trips to the nursery or pay for soil you won’t use.  If it’s… 

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Printable Plant Profile Sheet

April 10, 2021 By Karen Creel

Use this printable plant profile sheet to record all the information on the plants for your garden.  Whether it’s flowers, vegetables, herbs or fruits, each plant has it’s on specific needs.  Print as many as you need and add to your garden journal. Click on the little garden boot and the pdf will pop up… 

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Indoor Seed Starting Tips: Why Start Seeds Indoors

February 22, 2021 By Karen Creel

Seed Packets

I’ve attempted  to start seeds a few times without much luck.  I have the same issues I hear others talk about in my Facebook group.  Plants become leggy, they turn yellow after a few weeks, or they have  difficulty hardening them off.  I have decided I’m going to give it another try, and for all… 

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Raised Bed Planting Plan for the Spring.

January 18, 2021 By Karen Creel

I’m building new garden beds this spring and created this planting plan. I have two 4×6 beds that are two feet tall. Your beds don’t have to be this tall, but I grow a lot of summer vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers, which like a deeper bed.  12 to 18 inches would also work,… 

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Planting for the Season

January 8, 2021 By Karen Creel

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 currently in.   This is a much more accurate way to plant because it is specific to my city.  I google the average high… 

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Tips for Overwintering Rosemary Plants Indoors

December 18, 2020 By Karen Creel

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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