• homey

    5 new ways to hang plants

    I completely envy anyone that has an indoor vertical gardens… but I just can’t seem to commit myself to one type of hanging planter or another with so many choices out there! If you have ambition, you can build your…

  • homey

    now how do you plan a garden?

    I really wish that planning a garden was as simple as a visit to a nursery/garden center, buying up all of the pretty plants that you see, placing them in the ground with love and support (and water) and watching…

  • homey

    more than a splash of color in the garden

    I think I’m just going to turn this whole week into “garden week” — why not, since it seems to be the underlying theme to my activities around the house. Everyone else seems to be in the same spring mood…

  • yummy

    hot for hummus

    I mentioned that it was insanely hot today, and along with the rest of California, I’m sweating up a storm and melting in the heat. Today was one of those “eat little, drink lots” days, and I had a crazy…

  • homey

    a sweltering day in the garden

    Did you know how hard it was for me to find a simple strawberry pot this weekend??? No one seems to carry these practical terracotta pots en masse, but thank goodness an old local hardware store had some sitting outside…