I don’t know about you, but I am ready for winter to be over. We have had snow on the ground now since the beginning of November and I amContinue reading “Making Signs for Spring!!”
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My One Year Anniversary
Today is the one-year anniversary of the opening of my shop. As I sit here reflecting on the past year I am filled with a sense of gratitude. I amContinue reading “My One Year Anniversary”
Tomatoes! (part four)
Well, next week I should finally be able to bring my tomato plants to the Cottage! Yay! Thankfully it looks as though the cold nights might finally be behind usContinue reading “Tomatoes! (part four)”
Tomatoes! (part three)
We are quickly sneaking up on May already, and my tomatoes are still safely tucked away from the weather since it is still dipping down below freezing on occasion. IContinue reading “Tomatoes! (part three)”
Tomatoes! (part two)
The weather this past week was so crazy! Thankfully all of my babies are in heated spaces, but it got so cold a couple of nights ago that some ofContinue reading “Tomatoes! (part two)”
Tomatoes! (part one)
I have been working on getting my tomato babies potted up and in to trays. I planted around 25 varieties of heirloom type tomatoes this year – it was soContinue reading “Tomatoes! (part one)”
Houseplants 101 – Crassula
Crassula is a hugely diverse group of succulent plants that includes around 350 different species, most of which come from the cape of South Africa. They come in many formsContinue reading “Houseplants 101 – Crassula”
Houseplants 101 – Alocasia
I am definitely new to Alocasias. I simply thought they were pretty, and since I want to offer a good variety of plants here at the shop, I thought itContinue reading “Houseplants 101 – Alocasia”
Houseplants 101 – Coffee Arabica
I love coffee. I was intrigued when I saw that you could grow coffee plants indoors, so I ordered some for the shop. Honestly I didn’t do any research beforehandContinue reading “Houseplants 101 – Coffee Arabica”
Learning Curve
I really don’t know a lot about house plants. With limited exception, my knowledge where they are concerned is very google based. I do have some at home that IContinue reading “Learning Curve”