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...]
10 Reasons to Plant Prairie Sunflowers, Easiest Flowers Ever!
Prairie Sunflowers have to be the best deal in plants. Why? You don't have to have any gardening experience. Really! You don't have to have good soil. You don't have to water them. They are extremely cheap to grow. Extreme heat and drought? No problem. They have a secret power to make anything else you grow produce more! … [Read more...]
Time for a Rain Barrel?
Is there a rain barrel in your future? Should you ask for one for your birthday? Nothing says love like a rain barrel! How much water do you use on your landscaping? The water bill tells all. Most Americans use 40% of their water on their lawn/outdoor plants. So if that water is nearly free from a rain barrel, you are saving about 40% on your … [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...]