Sunday Morning Quote

Delicate Hibiscus

 “Connection with gardens, even small ones, even potted plants, can become windows to the inner life. The simple act of stopping and looking at the beauty around us can be prayer.” – Patricia R. Barrett, The Sacred Garden Imagine a big red stop sign posted at the entrance to your yard. The stop sign warns…

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Recycled Bamboo Chair Trellis

Free Stack of Bamboo Poles

This recycled bamboo chair trellis is definitely an economical garden project. It’s the kind of idea that we look forward to receiving  from neighbors, friends and readers. It’s nice knowing that gardeners are reusing objects by restyling, redesigning, rethinking, and recycling! A couple of our friends found some old chairs on the side of the…

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Raised Bed Sunflower Garden

Lemon Queen Sunflower

A few weeks ago we posted a note about our Autumn Beauty Sunflowers that were blooming. As you may recall, we found three varieties of sunflower seeds on clearance for a quarter a piece.  We bought one pack each of Russian Mammoth Sunflowers, Lemon Queen Sunflowers and the Autumn Beauty Sunflowers. The seeds were planted…

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Sunday Morning Garden Quote

Desert Rose

A thoughtful quote for your Sunday morning. Something to dwell on with coffee or tea. “What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome. Are not flowers the stars of the earth, and are not our stars the flowers of heaven?” – Clara…

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