Apparently there is a whole phenomena with growing plants, herbs and flowers in egg shells. It makes sense but it was something I have never seen or came across. I do love the idea of it though, and think they’re just so cute! Not only cute though, a great economical way to grow plants and [...]

I absolutely adore basil. It is definitely my favorite herb! I just love the fresh smell of it and the culinary uses. I love to use it in pestos, infused in olive oil, in a fresh caprese salad or in a strawberry lemonade. It just tastes so amazingly wonderful! In this video the host is [...]

I absolutely love garlic and can never eat too much of it. I find that garlic is a very fundamental base in creating delicious dishes! It is also quite good for you. Garlic is a species of onion and its close relatives are onion, shallot, leek and chive. These are pretty much all of my [...]

Vertical gardening is the perfect answer to growing vining crops. Vining crops would include watermelon, cucumber, tomatoes and more. Vertical support is the key to vertical gardening and is quite easy to achieve! You need lots of room when you grow vining vegetables like melons, squash, cucumbers and pumpkins. If you don’t have the growing [...]

I absolutely love strawberries! This juicy little berry is so wonderful in all kinds of foods. I love to enjoy strawberries that have been macerated in balsamic vinegar, served on top of vanilla ice cream. The combination of the tart strawberries with the creamy vanilla ice cream is dreamy. So, with my addiction to strawberries [...]

A square foot. That is all it takes to start a patch of a garden. I found this video to be very inspirational, because it can be quite overwhelming to start and build a garden from scratch. The cool idea about this video is this can be done anywhere — even on an apartment balcony, [...]

Endless summer hydrangeas are so amazingly beautiful. I have several of them in front of my house and they are my absolute favorite flowers — ever! An important part of hydrangeas is making sure to take care of them and prune them at the right time of year. Another important care is deadheading. This is [...]

There is an art to a beautiful fairy garden this called fairyscaping. This is achieved through using different types of plants, paths, bridges, buildings and areas for the fairies to roam. I have already been searching online for lots of tips and ideas on how to make a beautiful fairy garden. This weekend I plan [...]

Ok, so my last post was about my discovery of fairy gardens. Since then I have been researching and obsessing about how I cannot wait to make one of these! These miniature gardens are so dang cute, and actually look quite easy to make!  I also love that these can even be kept inside if [...]

I had no idea there were so many types of gardens until I started doing some research!  I knew of a few such as a Japanese, Flower, or Botanical garden, but had no idea there are so many more.  The great thing about this list, is there is a garden here to suit all kinds [...]