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I ended up with a couple of extra flowers after I had planted all of my pots this year, so I decided to make up a couple of baskets using moss and the flower left-overs. Seeing how moss is pretty darn plentiful in these parts, it makes a fantastic {and free!} addition to flower baskets. Read More >>
Every year for Mother’s Day, I like to go pick out a boatload of flowers for the yard. It’s kind of my thing. I call it my Mother’s Day present to me, and the kids and HH are pretty content that they don’t have to pick anything else out. Everyone wins. Every year, I admit, Read More >>
I’ve been working on getting all my spring bulbs planted over the past few days and even though I planted 80 tulips in front of the boxwood hedge, I still feel like it wasn’t enough. Back at our old place I probably planted over 5,000 bulbs during the 8 years we lived there, so having to start over Read More >>
One of my favorite things about living in the Pacific Northwest is the moss. Weird, I know. So when I was asked to do a Mother’s Day segment on New Day Northwest I was reminded of a moss lined hanging basket I saw earlier this year at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. The vendor Read More >>
Top 20 Edible Flowers Did you know that some flowers are edible? And not just in the “they’re not poisonous” sort of way, but actually tasty? You can use them in salads, teas, garnishes, ice creams, etc. The one trick is knowing which flowers are safe to to consume and which will leave you Read More >>
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