As luck would have it, the Milan Art Institute, of which I am a student, recently moved to Sarasota, Florida from Athens, Georgia. I was …
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Designing for Pavers in Car Port and Around Studio
As you may already know, Joe and I built a cedar and copper pipe trellis on the former horse stall where my son parks his …
Purchasing an Antique Rose Bush from Heirloom Roses in Oregon
I have been wanting to expand my antique roses collection for some time. This summer, I had my sights set on purchasing a Mutabilis rose …
Reshaping the kidney sun island bed
I have been busy at work with the 2022 mid-term election (I work in politics) and got double whammied this week with my Marketing Master’s …
Unexpected Visitors to My Garden
Living out on a farm, other people’s animals typically wander in and hang for a while. If we know who they belong to, we text …
Designing a new rose garden from scratch
I have been obsessed with wanting a rose garden with other cut flowers. There is a large grass (aka weed) former horse pasture where I …
The Critical Importance of Mulch
If you search this website for the word “brutal,” I’m pretty sure it will net you a plethora of results. I use the word frequently, …
Mistletoe Madness from Hurricane Ian
Pasco county, in the northern part of the greater Tampa metro area, was spared the brunt of the near cat 5 hurricane Ian. We were …
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 …
Create a circle lawn with brick mow strip
Weeds, weeds, and more weeds. My lawn is all Bahia which is a great grass for farmland pastures. I am not a lawn person, so …