I've started the fall prep work of getting the yard ready for winter, have a very long way to go. Taking lots of breaks and enjoying Mother Nature and all her glory is a lot more fun.

This is my topsy/turvy planter. I decided to put it on a Shepherd's hook instead of Rebar because I could only find 10ft legnths and didn't have the resources to cut one down. I decided ...»

My husband and I purchased our first home in December. Since then I have been dreaming about building a garden along the fence of the farmers field behind our house. This is what I have so far!

I have a black thumb or at least had, now it's like a shade of purple, it's heading towards green. Try , try , try is my motto on this one, I ask a lot of questions especially to my local ...»

Early July starts tomato ripening time. We've all heard of 'vine ripe' flavor but does a tomato have to remain on the vine until it is completely ripe? The answer is no. When a tomato ...»

Enjoying some colorful decor out on our upper deck,lower deck and front porch sitting areas. We also added the lower outdoor area last Fall when a big storm came through and wiped out a lot of our trees.

I'm in Minnesota and my Bleeding Heart (which was just planted this spring) is really struggling. I've adjusted the amount I've watered, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I have clay soil and it's in all sun. Should I do something different?

Not really a question but I wanted to congratulate Miriam and team on seeing Hometalk.com get a mention on the Forbes website. http://www.forbes.com/sites/mattmiller/2012/... I hope you ...»