7 Essential Garden Tools You Need!
These tools make my gardening job easier, more enjoyable and protect me. You could certainly spend more on #5 and #6 but I can’t justify buying someth…
Grow Gourds for Eco-friendly Household Uses, Seasonal Decor & More!
Do you grow gourds? Welcome to the world of shady vines and an amazing (non-edible) cucurbit fruit, the gourd! My favorite uses for gourds: 1. Lo…
Less really is more when it comes to planning the perfect micro-wedding!
Less really is more when it comes to planning a micro-wedding. In this article we share 10 tips to help you plan the perfect East Texas micro-wedding.…
Learn to find joy in the everyday, embrace diversity, and love unconditionally.
Embracing Your Inner Wildflower: A Journey to Joy and Unity In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it's easy to overlook the simple beauty t…
How to Cultivate a Good Night's Sleep
Why It’s Important to Get a Good Night’s Sleep The quality and quantity of an individual’s sleep influences the body’s ability to repair, grow tissue…
These flowers are rarely found at your big box store or garden center
6 Flowers that Require Light to Germinate 1. Snapdragon - {Antirrhinum majus} there are several varieties of snapdragons. If your goal is…
The Micro-Wedding Guest
The Micro-Wedding Guest List How to Successfully Navigate the Art of Inviting Only Your Closest Loved Ones Crafting a micro-wedding guest list invol…
7 Fun Fall Facts
Plus Tips to Prepare for Jack Frost! Autumn or 'Fall' as it is called in North America, begins September 22. This is the Autumnal Equinox, a term …
Top 10 Seed and Bulb Sources for Cut Flowers
Reliable seed germination, prompt customer service and efficient shipping all go into making my top 10 list of seed and bulb suppliers. There are s…
The Science of Moringa Tea Health Benefits
The Science Behind Moringa Tea and It’s Benefits Commonly referred to as ‘horseradish or drumstick’ tree by locals, Moringa oleifera is consume…
How to Source Eco-Friendly Flowers For Your Wedding
Are you considering a flower farmer/florist for your wedding floral design? Learn what to look for in a farmer florist and the Top 5 Questions to A…
10 Zone 8b Garden Hacks
Save an empty pump bottle. Fill it with mineral oil and use a rubber band to attach a small wire brush to it. Every time you put away your garden too…
Tips on Growing with Soil Blocks
Soil Blocking: An Eco-Friendly Way to Start Seed (and save space!) Soil Blocking is an old (like over 2000 years old!) method of seed starting. The A…
How to Hygge in the Summer
You can hygge at any time of year and summer is the perfect time of year to get back in touch with nature. Flowers, whether you buy a cheap bunch fro…
Top 5 Summer Garden Tasks For Beautiful Blooms
Today in my little corner of East Texas it is 97 degrees Fahrenheit and 51% humidity. The thought of going outdoors to work in the garden at 2 pm doe…
Top 10 Gifts for a Gardener
Top 10 Gifts for the Gardener If you are stumped on what to gift a gardener I've made the top 10 list for you right here. Everyone of these I eith…
Top 5 Floral Designers to Follow on Instagram
I love Instagram for inspiration and to find my next floral challenge. Want my favorites list? The top 5 Floral Accounts to follow on Instagram fo…
Grow 5 Flowers that Love the Texas Heat
Tassel Amaranth, Zinnia’s, Sunflowers, Celosia, Hyacinth Bean PLUS a perennial worth including Learn to grow 5 lovely flowers that will provide…
What to grow instead of Lavender in the South
Best 5 Lavender Alternatives for the South Growing Lavender is challenging in East Texas and the Deep South in general, for multiple reasons. Hum…
Do your flowers have goals?
Depending on how you plan to use the flower; in market bouquets, wedding & event design or bouquet subscriptions you should ask yourself ‘…
The Amazing Power of A Flower!
Officially called Calendula Officinalis, it’s a member of the daisy family called asteraceae. Calendula has been used as a medicinal plant for centuri…
Grow Cool Season Annuals in East Texas zone 8b
Grow Cool Season Annuals in Zone 8b - I grow in commercial landscape fabric. After tilling in compost and making rows the fabric goes down over drip l…
3 Amazing pie recipes that will make you the star of any Potluck!
Church cookbooks. If you have not discovered the treasures in these time capsules you are in for a treat. In East Texas, I find church cookbook…
Top 4 Cover Crops for East Texas
Winter Cover Crops for Zone 8b East Texas Annual rye - Hardy in zone 8b and germinates quickly. This is a moderately fast growing cover crop that wil…
