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Creating a Cozy Outdoor Garden Room

Last Updated on September 3, 2020 by Joanna 4 Comments

Image of a Garden Patio

For purposes of this article, let’s define “Cozy Outdoor Garden Room” as a place to sit outdoors and enjoy your surroundings, either with friends and family, or by yourself. This place to sit can be nestled in among your flowers. It can be a bench in a shady area of your backyard. It can be […]

Ways to Make Gardening Chores Enjoyable

Last Updated on July 23, 2020 by Joanna Leave a Comment

Gardener planting flowers

Believe it or not, some people actually enjoy gardening chores. It’s their favorite hobby and they love to tinker about in the garden the way a car enthusiast enjoys tinkering on an engine. For the rest of us, garden chores are more like necessary maintenance that just needs to be done. I’m mostly in the […]

Underused and Uncommon Perennials

Last Updated on September 18, 2020 by Joanna 9 Comments

Gas Plant

We’re all familiar with classic perennials, the plants that are the backbone of a flower garden. Today we’re focusing on flowers that are underused and uncommon perennials, or perennials that you don’t see very much. The perennials that made this list aren’t your run-of-the-mill perennials. Although beautiful or unique in their own right, these plants […]

Growing Hostas (The Ultimate Guide)

Last Updated on July 25, 2020 by Joanna 10 Comments

Image of a Hosta Garden

Before I had shade gardens, I thought of hostas as boring shade garden plants. Now that I have lots of shade, I’m embracing growing hostas and all the beautiful varieties that are available. Yes, there are still many plain-Jane hostas, like Royal Standard, lancifolia and the common variegated green ones that other gardeners give away. […]

Native Plants for Your Flower Garden (Why All The Hype)

Last Updated on August 30, 2020 by Joanna 8 Comments

Image of Monarch butterflies on Meadow Blazingstar Liatris - A native plant for your flower garden.

There seems to be a turn towards including native plants in our flower gardens. Is it just a trend? Trends come and go, so I hope not! I believe most gardeners already include native plants in their gardens, although perhaps unknowingly. So why all the hype? Do you need native plants in your flower garden? […]

Overrated Perennial Plants

Last Updated on August 24, 2020 by Joanna 19 Comments

Roses

Do you have a perennial plant in your garden that blooms for a short time and then it’s just there taking up valuable space. Or, maybe the plant blooms for a short time and then you’re left with ugly foliage. Perhaps, you have a perennial in your garden that you don’t even like, or maybe […]

How to Makeover a Flower Garden

Last Updated on August 1, 2020 by Joanna 2 Comments

Image of Messy Garden

Do you have a flower garden that desperately needs a makeover? Or, perhaps your flower garden is just overgrown and needs help. Maybe you inherited a complete weed pit from previous owners of your home. Perhaps it’s just a mish mash jumble of a garden that needs some TLC. Maybe it was once a great […]

Vegetable Gardening 101

Last Updated on August 10, 2020 by Joanna 13 Comments

Vegetable Garden in Raised Beds

There’s just something about growing your own food that is incredibly gratifying! My passion is flower gardening, but I love vegetable gardening too. And, oh my goodness, fresh homegrown vegetables are the absolute best! You, the gardener, are in control and know exactly what goes into growing those veggies. Vegetable gardening is a part of […]

The Best Rustic Solar Landscape Lights

Last Updated on August 10, 2020 by Joanna 2 Comments

Flower Garden with Landscape Light

I love adding whimsical touches to my flower gardens and one of the best ways to do that is by adding rustic solar landscape lights. Solar lighting adds such a feeling of ambience and enchantment to your landscape or gardens in the evenings. Plus, some of the cute ones also add nice decor touches during […]

Ways to Convert Lawn Into Gardening Space

Last Updated on September 11, 2020 by Joanna 8 Comments

Man digging a new garden bed.

Whether you want to plant flowers or vegetables, there are several different ways to convert lawn into gardening space. Today I’m going to share with you the ones I’ve used. What works and what doesn’t, and tips for creating your new garden bed. Before you even begin to start the process of converting lawn into […]

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Hello, I'm Joanna. I'm so happy you stopped by.  I live and garden in the southwest suburbs of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, better known to a gardener as Zone 4b. I'm passionate about gardening, mostly flowers, but I also grow edibles. I've been gardening for as long as I can remember. Read More…

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