It's Me, ChristyB Lifestyle blog of a middle-aged mom of two

Typically as summer winds down and the garden dries up, I rip everything out and live with bare garden beds until the next spring. This year, however, I decided to try my hand at a fall garden with cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, lettuce and herbs. The summer peppers and tomatoes are still hanging on as well. To add an extra touch of pretty, I planted a section of fall colored perennials. My hope is they take root and overwinter well so I can transplant them to a larger cutting garden next spring. Keeping watch over the garden beds is my cute DIY lady scarecrow. With the back patio still torn up under construction and the extra dry summer we’ve had which has taken a toll on the grass, I needed some pretty in the back yard. I envisioned making a scarecrow but I didn’t want it to look...