Can you think of ways to use orange flowers that look like this at Halloween? I think they are kind of elegant and also a little creepy with the veining. Perfect for Halloween!This one is set over a battery operated votive light. You could set one at each person's place at the table. How about a black tablecloths and a few spider webs draped … [Read more...]
Easy Paper Flower Tutorial
Happy Spring! Here's a quick way to get some Spring color in your house. Draw a spiral and cut along the line. Then starting with the outer part of the spiral start rolling the paper fairly tightly until you get to the end. You might want to use a glue stick in some places along the way. The flowers will be large or smaller depending on how … [Read more...]
Low Maintenance Landscaping Tricks to Cut Back on Lawn Mowing
How would you like to cut back on your lawn mowing? Sound good? Just replace an area of your lawn with some drought-tolerant plants. I love the purple creeping phlox in the photo below (source: Houzz). A drought-tolerant garden can be colorful! div> Contemporary Landscape by Albuquerque Landscape Contractors Waterwise Landscapes … [Read more...]
10 Easy and Useful Flowers to Grow this Year
I'm still thinking of my garden this year. It helps make Spring come sooner!If you usually grow only vegetables, you might want to include some easy to grow flowers. These are wonderful to look at and have other uses too. A nice bonus.Click title for link at Mother Earth News. … [Read more...]
Eating Daylilly Buds and Flowers
Here are people who love to eat them. The buds are supposed to taste like asparagus only better. The flower petals (don't eat the stamens & pistle) taste like sweet lettuce they say. I read elsewhere to not eat the buds totally raw or you will have stomach pains. Stir frying them seems to be the preferred way to cook them. Petals can be added … [Read more...]