What happens when you ignore that perfect, little unknown plant

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So funny! Yesterday I posted about one of the most thrilling attractions in Las Vegas, but in comments, there was more conversation about my lack of garden weeding. So today I bring you… weeds. Or… what I thought were plants. Never ignore that perfect, little unknown plant. EVER. Do you remember this flower bed I showed you last summer? […]

Funky Junk’s 2015 Summer Home Junk Tour

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Funky Junk's 2015 Summer Home Junk Tour

Happy summer, friends! Welcome to Funky Junk’s 2015 summer home junk tour! Those coming from Ella Claire, welcome!  25 blogs have banded together for Shabby Creek Cottage’s annual tour, so you are in for a treat! I’m Day 3 / Stop 4, so you can start at Day 1 / Stop 1 here at Gina’s place, or visit everyone […]

Growing rust in a spring yard. A garden junk tour.

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A tour of garden junk fit for a junky outdoor garden The sun came out in our area. And while it’s nice to see, it’s still fairly cold. So I’ve had no enticement to get outdoors and play in the soil yet. But spring is struggling to reach its way to the top regardless.  As cold […]

Easy DIY pallet wood gate and walkway for the garden in 1 hour!

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Create a beautiful and functional addition to your garden with this easy DIY pallet wood gate and walkway project. In just one hour, you can have a charming and practical addition to your outdoor space! Gather up two like-minded pallets, plus a couple of gate hinges to get started! As a Fusion and Amazon Influencer, […]

How to build a painters’ ladder garden arbour… in minutes!

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This project may be too simple to even blog about, but…  you can build a painters’ ladder garden arbour… in minutes! Yesterday I was continuing my big weed fest in the backyard and had all this apparatus (the usual… sawhorses, pallets.. doesn’t everyone?!) lying all over the place. Including a couple of wooden painters’ ladders.  Desperately […]