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Day One :: Get Your Home Decluttered in 28 Days
A few weeks back I had a friend come by who helped me rearrange my living area to be more open and inviting. She brought along a good friend of hers, Paul, who was visiting with his family from Ireland. She had told he had a knack for visualizing spaces and offered to help! I was game as I had wanted to rearrange our living area but didn’t know where to start. As they both set in to rearrange our living space, I started to look at our home with new eyes. He moved the table that we had set up for my daughter to use and play her LEGO’s on (yes, the container remained in our…
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Gardening for Nutrition
The Many Benefits of a Vegetable Garden: There are a multitude of benefits to gardening in general: vitamin D from the sun, exercise, fresh air. But the benefits of vegetable and herb gardening can stand on their own. Besides the pride of serving your own home-grown food, you can feel secure in knowing that you’re providing sustenance your family needs. So set aside an area of your garden, gather up your vegetable gardening supplies, and start your family down a path of gardening for nutrition. Here are some healthy options you can plant right in your garden. Radishes: I start with radishes because I’ve rarely had any…
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Making Your Garden a Little More Homely
Getting started on your garden can seem like a hassle at first. It takes some adjustment to your schedule and learning that you now have a living thing to take care of. In fact it can be a lot like a pet, except you have pet trees, vines, and flowers. And just like any pet that needs a terrarium, you should also consider the habitat and atmosphere that your garden creates and also learn how to shape it. That is where garden decoration comes in, doing the things beyond your original layout or the ‘bones’ of your garden. And there are hundreds of different ways to properly decorate…
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Garden :: How to Make a Fairy Garden
Months ago my daughter and I were walking along the Los Rios Street in San Juan Capistrano in a quaint area that has one of the oldest Missions in California, and tons of adorable and inviting shops. We took the train down for a visit and had a wonderful girls-day out. The nursery was having a Fairy Garden demo class and invited us to join them. After that class I was sold on Fairy Gardens and have been meaning to do another one with my daughter. We found some great ideas from other bloggers that provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to make your won garden this summer with the kids. …
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What’s Hot in Southern California :: Rolling Greens Nursery
The Beauty of the Succulent: Many of you might know that I absolutely love succulents. I love how easy they are to take care of and how they fit perfectly with a modern décor. Oh, and did I mention they are so easy to care for? One year, I gave my black-thumb girlfriend a pot filled with beautiful succulents for her birthday and she still has them. She who has proclaimed to have not an ounce of a green thumb! I came across Rolling Greens nursery while looking at the SoCo Facebook page and saw they offers classes for adults and kids! I know firsthand how much kids…
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Garden :: Planting Flowers in June
An excuse for many would-be gardeners this time of year is that they just missed out and will have to wait till next spring to get their seeds planted and gardens tended. Well stop making poor excuses! June, and even July, can still be optimum times to plant the right kinds of flowers to make your gardens burst with color right into the dog days of summer, and it gives you a great chance to prep for next spring as well. Rely on Annuals If you’re late to the dance then bring annuals along as your date. These flowers that grow, bloom, and die in one season are perfect for…
