Earth Day ~ 50+ Ideas to Green our Lives & Communities
Earth Day is celebrated world-wide on April 22nd. We all want a healthy environment to live in and to leave our descendants. But sometimes we are so bombarded with environmental issues and their consequences that solutions seem overwhelming and we feel powerless to affect change in the world. So I sat down and brainstormed
Garden Inspirations ~ The Garden Charmers Favorite Gardens
Some of my Garden Charmers friends and I recently compared notes about our most memorable garden visits. All seasoned gardeners know the best place to turn for garden inspiration is to beautiful gardens. We live in different parts of the country, in different growing zones, and each of us has our own unique growing
Burlap ~ a thrifty container liner
Container planting baskets and hayracks are such lovely garden accents, but have you seen how much the replacement liners cost? Ours had lasted about five years but were finally too tattered to look good or hold the soil in the container any more. Coco-fiber replacement liners were twenty dollars or more apiece! So I
Galvanized Garden ~ Repurposed Container Planting
When our waste management company provided large, rolling plastic containers, we were left with an assortment of galvanized trash cans. Then we moved and inherited more cans and wash tubs! What to do with too many galvanized containers? Why, make a galvanized garden, of course! Drill drainage holes in the bottoms of the cans first.
Late Winter Bloomers
Right when I think our garden looks its worst, all cloaked in browns and greys, along come these amazing winter bloomers to liven it up! Under that snow and despite the freezing temperatures, these hardy beauties have been preparing to kick off the gardening season. If you haven’t become acquainted with them yet, you will
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