Unlink Mr. Whipple who proclaims, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin,” this ginger is meant to be squeezed! I have had these for at least 15 …
Please squeeze the shampoo ginger!
August 2022
Behold the Spectacular Beauty of Night Blooming Cereus!
An artist friend had posted a flower she affectionately dubbed “queen of the night.” She had sat up all night waiting for the plant to …
Ten Central Florida Plants that Die Back in Winter but Return in Spring
There are many beautiful plants sold in garden centers that grow well in zone 9b that can’t take our lower winter temperatures. Several that I …
Mixed Media Collage in Black & White
Earlier this year, I took an exceptional online Abstract Expressionism class with Jodi Ohl. The experience really helped me push my skills to a whole …
Quick & Easy Hose Holder Project
I just recently made a double hose holder and wrote about it in my renovating an eyesore article. Well, I’m working on another utility area …
Installing a new Vita Vienna arched trellis
You know how one project leads to the next? Well, putting in the RV pad, led to landscaping around the RV pad, which led to …
Laying a Flagstone Apron
This is part 2 of the fixing an eyesore. The first part detailed how I made a garden hose holder for two water hoses up …
Roses in Central Florida
I was born in June and roses are my flower. My babcia had tons of abundant and beautiful climbing huge red roses in her backyard …
GREAT PLANT COMBINATIONS: Loropetalum and Sunshine Ligustrum
Purple and yellow are complementary colors on the opposite side of the color wheel. That means, the yellow is pure and the purple is made …
Add a Chartreuse Pop! with Sunshine Ligustrum from Southern Living
I wish I had a photo of the side of the RV parking area before I put the pavers, privacy fence, and landscape of Bismarck …