Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Kodi is growing so fast it is almost hard to keep up. The little bear cub we…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. I didn’t plan to come home from vacation with a skincare routine. But that’s exactly what happened…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Week three with an Akita puppy can be summed up in one word: personality. It is officially…
The honest story of how I gained 45 pounds, hit 50, and finally decided to do something about it — and why that decision became so much bigger than the number on the scale.
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Every January I sit down with a blank grid and big plans, and every June I look…
I totally forgot to mention that Kodi was born in a barn and for the first 8 weeks of his life prior to coming to our home, he lived outside in a large shed that looked like a small house….
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. If you’ve been following along, you know my raised bed has been through a lot. Old soil,…
There is nothing that melts the heart quite like the weight of a sweet puppy in your arms. Nothing. We are big dog people. Always have been. And after more than a year without one in the house, we were…
Every gardener needs their artillery of spring garden prep tools to remove the leftovers from last year and clean up the space for the incoming crops
Determining the quality of your soil can be key to understanding poor results. Raised planters tend to need reinforcements over time as the nutrients drain out the bottom.
Using the correct sharp tool is the key to having crisp edges alone your garden beds, pavement and patio. Garden edging tools need to be in the toolkit
As branches thicken, smaller tools lose effectiveness — and putting extra force behind a bad tool is where injuries happen.
A quality set of compound action loppers multiplies your cutting force through the head mechanism, so you’re working with the tool rather than fighting it. The result is a clean, deliberate cut on stems that would otherwise require repeated hacking or give your wrists a beating. Know what to look for before cutting
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Moving through the garden now, the shift is noticeable. The soft work of clearing and cutting back…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Even if you’re a few weeks into the season, this stage of the garden is still worth…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. There is a window of time in late April when the garden is at its most vulnerable….
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Efficiency in gardening is often a matter of logistics. How quickly and cleanly can you move debris…
Skipping spring cleanup is one of the most common gardening mistakes. Here’s my clean slate approach to resetting garden beds before the season starts.
🌱 1. Clean Up Your Garden Beds in Early Spring If you’re anything like me, the second the weather starts to warm up, you’re ready to grab your plants and just get them in the ground. It’s tempting… especially after…