Category: Gardening

PLANTING BOXWOODS ON TYE STREET

(Photography by Kevin O’Gara) This past weekend we took some time to take care of Tye Street’s curb appeal, and bring in some new plants that would create the foundation for a beautiful, classic garden in the two beds that…

FIVE ESSENTIAL PLANTS EVERY SOUTHERN GARDEN NEEDS

(via House and Leisure) It’s a beautiful time of year in the South right now. In just the past two weeks, daffodils, tulips, and azalea blooms have emerged and pear and cherry trees have exploded in bursts of delicate petals.…

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GRAVEL PATIO MAKEOVER WITH HOME DEPOT

Today’s the big day for my Home Depot Style Challenge patio reveal! When I started dreaming up my patio makeover, I wanted to create a new outdoor room in a space that was a rather bleak concrete pad. I imagined…

HOME DEPOT PATIO CHALLENGE INSPIRATION

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be participating in this year’s Home Depot Patio Challenge with a slew of talented bloggers (more on that soon). As spring approaches, I’m eager to start giving my dad’s patio a makeover to…

HOW TO TURN A BROWN THUMB GREEN

One of the greatest parts of my dad moving to his new house at the beginning of the year (besides having the opportunity to decorate it) is the backyard. In the spring we built two raised beds and planted seeds,…

HOW TO PLANT A POTTED KITCHEN GARDEN

I really can’t tell you how deep my love affair with herbs goes. I really love anything herby, and therefore we use a lot of herbs to cook with in this household! We always plant a new selection of herbs…