~ Right now, Spring seems so far away, but it will be here before you know it. Time does not wait for anyone. The seasonal cycle repeats itself every 365 days and perhaps this is the year your dream of having a garden will come to life. Finish procrastinating once and for all and really think about… Continue reading New Year, New Garden Plans!
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Annoying Garden Issues Solved
~ When you first start on your gardening adventure, you are so excited you barely have time to pay attention to potential problems. As you become more accomplished and get deeper into it, you soon find that things are not as perfect as you hoped. You have garden woes, and it seems like there’s nothing… Continue reading Annoying Garden Issues Solved
Easy Small Space Gardens
~ Sometimes we only have a small area to allocate to the gardening hobby. This can be especially true if you live in an urban area. Quite often designing a small space is more demanding than working with a huge outside area. Especially if you wish to have to dine, relax, garden, sunbath or incorporate… Continue reading Easy Small Space Gardens
3 Must-Have Outdoor Features
~ If you were granted a wish to add any additional feature to your yard, what would it be? Here is my list of a couple of extra features that I would not mind having outside. Water One of the best things you can do to enjoy your outdoor surroundings is to add a water… Continue reading 3 Must-Have Outdoor Features
Easy Ways to Use those Leftover Garden Vegetables
If you have a ton of garden vegetables left over from a harvesting session, like I do, then you may not want them to go to waste. You may put some in your compositing pile but at the end of the day, if you have perfectly good vegetables then this may seem like all of… Continue reading Easy Ways to Use those Leftover Garden Vegetables
Geiko
~Geiko created entirely by echeveria succulent flowers at Minter Gardens, Vancouver. Inspiring and uplifting creation of nature and human's imagination. Here are the real, moving Florida lizards that greet us daily outside. Make it a very green and creative day, dear Friends. Luda@PlantsandBeyond🌿 The first image listed here does not belong to Luda @PlantsandBeyond.com, but the… Continue reading Geiko
New Year, New Garden Plans!
~ Right now, Spring seems so far away, but it will be here before you know it. Time does not wait for anyone. The seasonal cycle repeats itself every 365 days and perhaps this is the year your dream of having a garden will come to life. Finish procrastinating once and for all and really think about… Continue reading New Year, New Garden Plans!
House Plant Peperomia
Local Garden Shop lured me in to inquire about this baby Peperomia Plant. All peperomia plants, are semi- succulents with very similar care requirements. When growing a Peperomia, locate the plant in a medium to low light situation away from direct sun. The Peperomia is a perennial and a low shade loving houseplant. It is an attractive… Continue reading House Plant Peperomia
This Plant Parent Is My Kind Of Guy
Hilton Carter has nearly 300 plants in his Baltimore apartment and studio. He calls them his “green friends,” adding, “I’m not the crazy plant person. Am I?” Video/Photo: Natalia V. Osipova/The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/video/too-many-houseplants-no-way/76B776A1-768E-46FD-98F5-CA6AB2A6F0D0.html https://finance.yahoo.com/video/too-many-houseplants-no-way-140140977.html This is a new type of plant parenting that I absolutely love. This man is babying his plants… Continue reading This Plant Parent Is My Kind Of Guy
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
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 🌺
Organic Kale Smoothie🌿
HAPPY NATIONAL SMOOTHIE DAY AND FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!
Reblogging Organic Kale Smoothy post and changing the PlantsandBeyond Blog wallpaper to the healthy smoothie cover created by talented, kind, loving and most creative Lisa at https://lismorepaper.com/
October 2017 curly Kale. Notice how truly Organic it is. Not so large is it?!
Even in stores, their certified organic Greens are much larger than backyard organically grown. Something to keep in mind.
Here is my usual Organic Morning Smoothy recipe:🥑🍌🍏🥒🍍🍌🌿
- Bunch of Kale
- Green Apple, peeled
- Aloe leaf
- Moringa powder (1 tbsp)
- Half of Avocado
- Star Fruit
- Mango
- Banana
- Baby Cucumber
- An inch of raw Turmeric root
- Almond Butter (1 tbs optional)
- Pineapple or Coconut water to taste
Mix all ingredients in your Mixer and nourish your body 🙂
Until next time,
Luda@PlantsandBeyond🌱
All photographs belong to Luda @PlantsandBeyond.com
Outdoor Patio Ideas
There’s nothing quite like relaxing, finding balance, and distressing in the garden, and a well constructed, maintained and decorated patio area will naturally take that joy to the next level. A vibrant patio area is just one of several standout features that the ultimate backyard should boast. Nonetheless, it is the one that will… Continue reading Outdoor Patio Ideas
3 Must-Have Luxury Outdoor Features
Everyone loves a little bit of luxury, right? If you were granted a wish to add any additional feature to your yard, what would it be? Here is my list of a couple of extra features that I wouldn't mind having outside. Water One of the best things you can do to enjoy your outdoor… Continue reading 3 Must-Have Luxury Outdoor Features
Wellness Open House🏡
Humbled and honored to meet wonderful open-minded people at the Natures Oak Wellness center open house event.🌳 Sunday afternoon flew by and the flow of evolved individuals reinforced my love for Nature and living Plants even deeper.🌷 Scientists, mothers, kids, couples, professionals were drawn to green space, scientific data and my never-ending green Plants and… Continue reading Wellness Open House🏡
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