Book Review- Easy Answers for Great Gardens

Instead of just putting a “Good Books” section in my sidebar, I figured it would be more beneficial to all of you if I actually explained to you why I recommend these books. So I decided that I’d give you guys a short review on books that have been helpful to me in my gardening expeditions. Here it goes. Easy Answers for Great Gardens is written by Marianne Binetti, and is a great book for anyone who loves their garden,…

New Theme

Hello everyone! This is just a quick update to introduce the new blog layout to all of you. I really like this one because it is very simple looking, but very easy to navigate. I also prefer having 3 columns instead of 2. I am still making some changes to this new design, and will be trying to spice it up in the next few days or so. I hope all of you enjoy it, and please let me know…

Gardening on a Dime…

Why? Because I need to. Having been out of college a mere 3 months, I have realized that I have an insane amount of student loans coming up for repayment very soon. Needless to say, this has me scared out of my mind. I have been worried that I won’t be able to afford much of anything, let alone the gardening items that I have been planning on buying. So, I decided to do a little research on cheap gardening…

Updated: How to Propagate Jade plants

Hello everyone! I’ve decided to update this post a bit. I’ve added some additional information, and hope to update with better images soon! Thanks for reading!   Jade plants are my favorite houseplant, and are also one of the plants that I think I know the most about. I started with one or two of them, and over time that number has increased to the six Jades that I have now. Jade plant propagation is very easy! When I first…

Feng Shui with your Houseplants!

The weather has been terrible lately; everything was covered in about 1-2 inches of ice, and now it’s just been cold and snowy. I was bored all weekend, and there haven’t been any significant developments with my little seedlings. I have just been worrying that they aren’t getting enough sunlight each day; I have been looking for grow lights, but that’s an entirely different subject. Anyways, this boredom resulted in me just randomly surfing the internet for hours at a…