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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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Filed Under: butterfly gardening, Printables, Printables Tagged With: butterfly gardening, butterfly gardening tips, butterfly printables, how to plant a butterfly garden

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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Filed Under: garden tips., gardening, Uncategorized Tagged With: butterfly garden, host plants for a butterfly garden, milkweed, nectar plants for a butterfly garden

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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Filed Under: gardening with kids, planting a pizza garden Tagged With: basil, gardening with kids, homemade pizza sauce, onion, oregano, peppers, pizza garden

Calendula Lotion Bars

January 16, 2020 By Karen Creel

Calendula-lotion-bar

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 55 degrees is COLD, lol.  I help combat the dry skin by making lotion bars. … 

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Filed Under: Calendula Lotion Bars, Natural skin care Tagged With: Calendula, calendula lotion bars, skin care herbs, winter skin care

Lemon Balm

January 9, 2020 By Karen Creel

Plant lemon balm directly in the garden in pots to control spreading

It’s January, so I would imagine you are wondering why I’m writing about mosquitos. I’m already dreading them.  We have had a mild winter so far, and rain, rain, rain.  Rain is forecast AGAIN this  weekend and the high is 68.  We need a good cold snap to kill them.  Mosquitos are terrible in my… 

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Filed Under: garden tips., herb gardens, Uncategorized Tagged With: herb gardens, herbs that repel mosquitos, how to grow lemon balm, lemon balm

How to Force Bulbs for Winter Blooms

December 29, 2019 By Karen Creel

There isn’t a lot we can do outdoors in the winter, and if you are a gardener like me,  you miss gardening.  Forcing bulbs spring bulbs to bloom during the winter is the perfect way to brighten a winter day.  One of the easiest bulbs to force is the paperwhite.  They are not only pretty… 

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Filed Under: Forcing Bulbs, garden tips. Tagged With: forcing bulbs, gardening, narcissus bulbs, winter blooms

Winter Quotes

December 24, 2019 By Karen Creel

Winter gardening quote

I love the spring and summer, and by January, I’m ready to start ordering from the seed catalogs that start filling our mailboxes.  I actually received one today!  But, just like our bodies, our gardens need a period of rest.  So instead of bemoaning the cold weather,  I’ll take this time to plan for next… 

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DIY Rusty Bedspring Snowman Craft

December 15, 2019 By Karen Creel

A DIY Craft Using Rusty Bedsprings

I can’t take credit for this rusty bedspring craft, but when I saw this snowman idea on Rusted Roots Blog on Instagram, I knew I wanted to give it a try.  I had all the supplies here, and could whip one up easily.  Unlike Christmas decor, snowmen can be left out all winter.  So when… 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bedspring crafts, bedsprings, DIY crafts, Holiday crafts, Repurpose, snowman

Vintage Christmas Decor

December 10, 2019 By Karen Creel

Christmas Elf is perfect for your vintage Christmas decor

Do you love chippy and rusty?  Do you think you can’t use your flea market and thrift store treasures at Christmas?  That you have to create that holiday feel with all new traditional Christmas decor?  Well, this year, keep your collections out, and upcycle them to create a funky flea market holiday theme.  Vintage Christmas… 

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Creative Concrete Planters

November 17, 2019 By Karen Creel

Hostas are a good plant choice for concrete planters in the shade

I purchased two  concrete planters at a local shop for $20.00 each last fall. They were so heavy that when I returned home, I just dropped them at the side of my driveway. They sat there until this spring when I decided to revamp the side yard that goes the length of my driveway. Concrete planters… 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: birdhouses, concrete planters, garden whimsy, hostas

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