How to arrange and dry hydrangeas inside a dresser!

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Hydrangea filled dresser

  How to arrange and dry hydrangeas inside a dresser! This dried hydrangea stuffed dresser came about quite by accident today. My friend Torrey had a bunch of stuff to give away on the curb and notified me to come on over and pick over it. On my way out, I decided to get rid […]

How to harvest and dry multicoloured hydrangeas

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  Something I get asked quite often is how my hydrangea manages to achieve multicoloured status. The above harvest is from one bush. So how do all those colours come into play? How to harvest and dry amazing MULTICOLOURED HYDRANGEAS Here is the bush in full summer bloom. Trust me when I say I do […]

Make this 5 minute garbage can birdbath

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garbage can bird bath

Make this 5 minute garbage can birdbath If you desire a birdbath in your garden, don’t overlook an old galvanized garbage can. It makes quite the quaint little backyard feature, true rusty junk style! A garbage can is a decent height, so there’s still some elevation to the birdbath. Here’s the riveting how-to: Ready? Grab […]

Pallet wood walkway all prettied up again

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Pallet wood walkway all prettied up again Do you remember this post where I originally built this pallet wood walkway HERE? PART 1: How I built the pallet wood garden walkway HERE This post shares how to upkeep the pallet wood pathway, and how it weathered 2 years later. Well, after some time, this is […]

Herb garden, old kettle style

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old kettle herb garden

Growing a small indoor herb garden has intrigued me for awhile. So last time I picked up a few plants for the garden, a few fragrant herbs made their way into my basket as well. Where to put them? Didn’t have a clue. I just dug around in my junk storage stash and came up […]