Tag: Landscaping

10 Plants To Buy On A Budget

10 Plants To Buy On A Budget

It wasn’t that long ago that I stood in my yard and it was far from beautiful!  However, with a small budget and the right plants it is finally beginning to take shape!  I love to research plants.  For me, I want to have plants 

How To Plant A Hydrangea Hedge

How To Plant A Hydrangea Hedge

Hydrangeas have to be one of my absolute favorite flowers!  The blooms are so intricate and beautiful.  Plus one of the favorite things about this plant is the long bloom season!  Filling your yard with hydrangeas, depending on the variety, can give it interest in 

5 Reasons To Install Drip line Irrigation

5 Reasons To Install Drip line Irrigation

Add drip line irrigation to your garden, landscaping or raised beds! This DIY project is easier than you think.

Clean Up Your Flowerbeds in 4 Simple Steps

Clean Up Your Flowerbeds in 4 Simple Steps

I love my yard, I hate my yard, I love my yard, I hate my yard…..it’s like picking off petals of a flower.  We all love the beauty flowerbeds bring, especially when it is overflowing with blooms, but don’t always love the work to get 

How To Create A Landscape Binder

How To Create A Landscape Binder

We organize all different parts of our lives, but what about our landscaping?  Have you ever thought about creating a landscape binder?  How do you keep track of your plants and shrubs?  Have you ever planted seeds in the fall and completely forgotten where you 

4 Examples That Will Inspire You To Use Your Landscaping To Decorate

4 Examples That Will Inspire You To Use Your Landscaping To Decorate

Does your landscape inspire you?  Personally, mine didn’t and I was sick of looking outside at weeds and dirt all the time.  I was ready to make a plan and create a beautiful landscape.  My new dream became to create a yard I could use, 

My New Ebook: The Ultimate Plant Guide To Decorating *Now Available!

My New Ebook: The Ultimate Plant Guide To Decorating *Now Available!

Writing my first eBook has been an amazing journey.  I have had to learn a lot and it has definitely taken me longer than I wanted, but I am finally so close!  It has been my own personal desire to create a dream landscape and 

All Things Landscaping From Flowerbeds To Flagstone

All Things Landscaping From Flowerbeds To Flagstone

Yesterday life slowed down around us for a brief minute.  I laid in the grass with my daughters and we looked up to watch beautiful white flowers float down onto us.  Our giant Crab Apple tree is in full bloom and it looks as though 

Simple Shed Makeover

Simple Shed Makeover

I have to say that our shed makeover was a total shock to me.  Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine a little paint could make such a huge impact.  The shed was so ugly when we moved in, and the wood was rotted 

Landscape Project Part 4: Putting Down Woodchips

Landscape Project Part 4: Putting Down Woodchips

Can I just take a minute to jump up and down, we finally made it to woodchips!  From the moment we first moved in, three years ago, I wanted to put them down.  At this point in our landscape journey, we had the flowerbeds shaped, 

Landscape Project Part 2: Shaping and Edging The Flowerbeds

Landscape Project Part 2: Shaping and Edging The Flowerbeds

Removing all the unwanted plants and trimming all the overgrown landscape was a huge task.  However, with everything removed and trimmed the flowerbeds looked so much better, even if now they were still filled with dirt, rocks and weeds.  We knew we were heading in 

Landscaping Project Part 1: Where To Start?

Landscaping Project Part 1: Where To Start?

I stood there looking at the dirt, and what used to be landscaping…thinking oh just a little wood chips and it will look great.  The thought process was correct, but three years later I was standing in the same spot and thinking the same thing.