Most gardeners feel deeply saddened when plants wilt, decline or worse yet, die. While Summer temperatures rise, the plants and flowers may suffer from lack of water, leaf sunburns and an excess amount of heat. If your plants look like they’re on their last legs, please remember that appearances can be deceiving. As it happens,… Continue reading Reviving Damaged Plants
Category: Edible Gardens
Meditation Morning Finds
MGM – Monday Garden Minute.🐞 This idea came to me in a dream – Monday feature- a one-minute segment about what is happening in the garden 🙂 🌱 Backyard, front porch, lanai, outside world, anything that is pertinent to plant and nature kingdom is featured as a short segment on Mondays.🦎 Morning blessings in disguise. The flowers are messages from… Continue reading Meditation Morning Finds
Could Your Garden Be Even Greener?
We all want our lawn to be as green as possible, right? A green lawn or garden is a healthy place that harbors a lot of thriving plants and flowers within it. Green lawns could also be a healthy ecosystem for local wildlife. But have you ever thought about trying to make it green more… Continue reading Could Your Garden Be Even Greener?
Morning Backyard Finds
MGM – Monday Garden Minute.🐞 This idea came to me in a dream - Monday feature- a one-minute segment about what is happening in the garden 🙂 🌱 Backyard, front porch, lanai, outside world, anything that is pertinent to plant growth is featured as a short segment on Mondays.🦎 MGM – did it take less than 60… Continue reading Morning Backyard Finds
Getting Your Yard Ready For Fall
With the rainy season in full swing, here in Florida, all the storms, water, lightning, thunder and humid effect the yard's vegetation in many ways. It's wise to plan for Fall yard needs and is best to start sooner than later. During the warm days, your mind drifts outside and you rather enjoy your yard,… Continue reading Getting Your Yard Ready For Fall
Mediterranean Cultural Garden Flair
When we were looking for the house for our relocation, somehow specific house properties and their landscapes stood out to me more than others. Even now, one of my favorite house gardens is saved on my desktop and I peak at it from time to time. Gravitating towards Mediterranean gardening beats all other contenders in… Continue reading Mediterranean Cultural Garden Flair
3 Cool Trinkets To Add To Your Garden
The garden is an extension of my home, but moreover its an extension of my soul. This Sunday mission was as simple, as it gets: pull Summer weeds. If you could only see the rude invasion of the unwanted seedlings. I called my son to help me with this task. Let's say it took an offer… Continue reading 3 Cool Trinkets To Add To Your Garden
Garden Lessons From Public Parks
Thanks to community efforts, many city centers and towns have amazing outdoor parks. Some are basic green spaces, while others take the gardening game to new levels. They have daily gardeners, sprinkler systems, volunteers and pristine flowerbeds. Areas like these inspire visitors and plant lovers to create such eye pleasing beauty in their own homes.… Continue reading Garden Lessons From Public Parks
Purposeful Hand Use Increases Satisfaction. For Plants And Beyond.
This is a guest post by Mike at READ AFTER BURNOUT. It is an honor to be mentioned and offered such valuable information. I enjoyed reading this article since it encompasses psychology, human nature decoding, personal experiences; moreover the reason for gardening, cooking, and all the other hands-on craft on activities. Mike's post shed a bright… Continue reading Purposeful Hand Use Increases Satisfaction. For Plants And Beyond.
Be a Rainbaw in Someone Elses Cloud 🌈🌥🌈
~ Maya Angelou This idea came to me in a dream – MGM- Monday feature - a one minute segment about what is cooking in the garden 🙂 🌱 Nature gifted this double beauty very early in the morning, illuminating our green front yard. Passing it forward to all my friends and wishing you an amazing start… Continue reading Be a Rainbaw in Someone Elses Cloud 🌈🌥🌈
These Common Pests Will Ruin Your Garden
Maintaining a productive garden is challenging, especially when pests come around. They affect your harvest, hard work and efforts. If you don't catch them in time, the damage could be too disappointing. Here are a few of the most common ones to be wary of in your backyard: Slugs/Snails Slugs and snails are both unwanted pests… Continue reading These Common Pests Will Ruin Your Garden
Fiesta Hibiscus 🌺
Finally, this tropical Fiesta Hibiscus beauty is enhancing our front yard. A sensational tropical shrub with large, exotic, color-changing blooms. The showy flowers have bright orange petals with crinkled edges and quickly change after opening, developing softer golden margins, and a white center with a blush-red eye. Well-suited to use as a hedge, screen, or… Continue reading Fiesta Hibiscus 🌺
Drone Garden View
🌿 This backyard post is inspired by request. Also, its MGM - Monday Garden Minute time. 🕰 MGM idea came to me in a dream – Monday feature- a one-minute segment about what is cooking in the garden 🙂 🌱 This is a Drone view of my Florida Summer Garden. Due to our Climate, our growing seasons are reversed.… Continue reading Drone Garden View
Kids. Go Outside And Play.
Gardening is a wonderful activity that kids of every age can enjoy. Children can learn new skills, have fun, play, ground themselves and develop self-confidence by digging in the soil, getting dirty, tending to plants and watching them grow. Give Kids Their Own Space Giving your kids their own area in the garden that is something… Continue reading Kids. Go Outside And Play.
Gardening. Slowly getting there.
This is the best holiday present of all - So Very Happy to add a positive spin to the gardening vibes halfway around the world. I love Vero and Canito in the kitchen blog. Look at what Vero grew and this herb and tomato garden just made my day! Have I told you that I… Continue reading Gardening. Slowly getting there.
Plants and Beyond 