My love of collecting vintage items has spilled out onto my covered patio. These are a few of the items on display.

I under-planted a tree form Hydrangea (now out of bloom) with a mix of annuals and perennials. I like this combination, what do ya'll think?

I'd been wanting to make my own rendition of the popular "flower pot wreath", so I whitewashed some small clay flowerpots and tied them to a grapevine wreath with gardener's twine. They ...»

There was a break in the rain this morning, so I ventured out with my camera to capture some of the amazing growth that's happened with all the rain here. Come see our flowers and garden. ...»

Last week we asked you to share your invasive plant horror stories and, boy, did we strike a nerve. Gardeners everywhere are seemingly under siege from all manner of invader. As gardens ...»

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I wanted to use my vintage Royal typewriter in one of my Christmas vignettes (her name is Kate), so a letter to Santa was an obvious part of that. I got her at an estate sale for a song ...»

I'm in a vintage holiday decorating theme this year, so I've been using some of the items that I have thrifted along with some pieces from my childhood (not that I am of a vintage age or anything).

I put together a list of my top thrifting finds this year. Almost all of them were extremely useful. The fire extinguisher scares me though, so that one hasn't made it inside the house ...»