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I stopped by the garden center last night and couldn’t help but notice all the ornamental cabbage for sale. I don’t know what it is about them but every fall I get sucked into buying a bunch of cabbage at the garden center for my front porch and window box. They even had these gorgeous Read More >>
With most of the canning done, and extra canning rings lying around, I thought I would make a canning ring pumpkin for the table. It’s cute, festive, and takes about 2 minutes—my kind of craft. You’ll need: Canning rings {all the same size} String {to tie the rings together} 3 or 4 cinnamon sticks Some scrap Read More >>
The weather has been crazy good here up in the Pacific Northwest this summer and it’s hard to believe gardening season will be coming to a close pretty soon. Well, not technically coming to a close… we’ve still got plenty of things to grow around here in the winter months, but for things like fresh beans Read More >>
Wondering what variety of pumpkins to plant this fall? Well, in my opinion not all pumpkins are created equal so be sure and check out my latest article for eHow Not All Pumpkins Are Created Equal to find out my favorite picks for this years pumpkin patch. We’ve been growing pumpkins for our kids, the Read More >>
This time of year always puts me in a good mood. There’s something uplifting about candy, costumes, candy, jack-o-lanterns and candy. When the kids were younger, we used to spread out plastic table clothes and make a whole evening out of carving pumpkins. I’d roast the pumpkin seeds, and we’d snack on them as we Read More >>
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