SPRAY PAINTING SUN BLEACHED FAUX FERNS
05/29/2024
I bought these faux ferns when we first built the barn for greenery that wouldn’t need to be watered. This year will be the fourth year using them. However, last year I got the bright idea to move the planters to the edge of the covered patio and the sun bleached them a terrible turquoise blue color. I didn’t want to buy new ferns again so I had the bright idea to spray paint them. Would it work? I had no idea. But, if it didn’t work, they were already ruined so it was worth a try. Have you seen this spray paint for grass and shrubs that makes dead plants look alive again? It doesn’t wash off in the rain. (It doesn’t wash off easily in the shower, either.) If it can make dead plants look new, why wouldn’t it make my turquoise ferns look new? I stuck...
Happy Memorial Day a day late. The unofficial start of summer is here. I spent part of the holiday...
Let’s make some thieves cleaner so I can clean the kitchen shelves before I decorate them for spring. Thieves...

I have two places where, when I water, the garden hose pulls through my flower beds and destroys the plants. It’s happened for years. I finally decided enough is enough and solved the problem this year with a simple garden stake. Why do we live with problems even when there is a simple solution? You can see here where the plants wouldn’t grow from the hose coming around this corner. The solution was a cute heavy duty hose guide. There are many styles available. I went with a little bird on a leaf. The hose now stays on the outside of the flower bed allowing the plants to fill in the bare spots and I’m no longer mad at myself for not fixing the situation sooner. A simple fix to a years long problem. What problem can we solve next?
When my husband’s dad passed away at the end of last year, I saved a flower from one of...
Did you know that if it weren’t for bees transferring pollen from male blooms to female blooms, gardens wouldn’t...
HELLO | FRONT DOORMAT REFRESH
05/20/2024
Welcome! We freshened up for your arrival. Glad you’re here. I can’t stop the black and white around our home’s exterior. It’s just meant for this house. I did a little spring refresh with new layered doormats. (shopping links below) I’m loving the new plastic rugs. I first got the rug shown HERE last year and it lasted so well, I bought another as a layering rug with the coir door mat. The plastic rugs are reversible, waterproof, fade-resistant and made from recycled plastic. I also bought the large 9×12 version of the striped plastic rug for my back patio this year. I hear the plastic rugs work well when camping, too, because they fold up and store easily when not in use.
I wanted to make an outdoor table centerpiece this summer. I had an old terracotta bowl I hadn’t used...
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