Junk, sandbags and mosquito nets

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junk gardening

What’s a girl to do when she’s invited to go to a function that has a roomful of delightful gals, decadent food, shopping, speakers, junk and a reason to band together for a good cause? She drops everything and just goes! Ready to get flooded with photos? Awesome! Getting ready for the Hometalk Meetup YAC […]

Old kettle rock garden

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old kettle rock garden

My love for old kettles goes way back. First I created a kettle herb garden in them last year, and this year, they’re holding rock garden plants, thanks to my demo at the Hometalk Meetup / Out of Africa. More on that soon! But know, it was fabulous!  It was a breezy, lovely day today, […]

Hometalk Meetup / Milner Village junky toolbox kits!

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toolbox kits for the Hometalk MIilner event

Today I’ve been busy today getting ready for the Hometalk Meetup MIlner Village Garden event. I found a multitude of junky garden photos to share, as well as social media info for the two talks I’ll be hosting. Thank-you for saving me yet again iPad… this thing is FAB for photos! But as I was packing […]

Milner Village gets Funky Junked with Hometalk

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drill_handled_tool_tote

I kinda have this thing about junk as you already know. I especially cannot WAIT until summer hits so I can get that rusty goodness working outdoors full tilt. So when my local buddy Tamara from The Greenhouse Diaries was having this amazing Garden Party over at Milner Village Garden Centre and asked if I’d like […]

Make these up-cycled water fountains for the backyard!

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wine bottle water fountain

Make these up-cycled water fountains for the backyard! When I was down south last summer for the World’s Longest Yard Sale, I came upon this quirky wine bottle water fountain during our junk hunts. I smiled, questioned the gent about where he got it from, in which he proudly replied, “I made it!” Knowing how […]