How to schedule thanksgiving cooking to cook up a feast with time to spear.
Hi,I have been trying to cook parsnip soup entire winter. And now at the end of the winter I finally got to it. This soup is smooth, full of taste and sweetness. Parsnip is a tasty winter veg that develops its sweetness if left in cold. So usually when I buy it then i leave Read More >
Part 2 of old pond to new pond gives the instructions on building a small wooden retaining wall.
Make some BOO-licious pizzas for Halloween. Featuring mozzarella ghosts
How we renewed our pond. Part 1 – clearing the old stuff. Procedures and tips.
Hi,I really, really like gooseberries. They remind me of my childhood. My best friends grandma had 6 big bushes of gooseberries – red and green. And we would often nibble on these when we were kids. Now is season of berries. And every month there is a new berry getting ripe. So I though to Read More >
Hi,the weather is finally nice and we are finally ready to tackle the part of he garden that I want to make in a green square. While most of the gardens are trying to remove clover from the lawn we will be sowing our new lawn with micro clover. Why micro clover lawn? This type Read More >
Hi! My name is Iva and I am a gardening junkie who was first bit by the gardning bug in the childhood. Thank you Mum and Dad.
Hi, in my garden design, I have designed a pergola that is stretching between the borders. It will house the climbing beans. In my original idea, I wanted to do it with copper or plastic installation pipes. But my husband put a veto on it, so I had to find a different solution. And the Read More >
Hi!This winter I had made advent succulent basket and had some small leftover pieces of succulent. All except one I planted into miniature terracotta planters. That special one I planted into a bottle cork. After almost 6 months it has finally rooted. So I can finally say that this experiment was successful. This is how Read More >
Hi,while most of my posts are how to do what or recipes, this one is about what happens in the garden and how to cope with it. Every garden has its share of wins and losses. We as gardeners fight small battles in our gardens every day. Some of us choose to go to battle Read More >
Hi,as a lover of tea parties I wanted to make a light tea to celebrate beginning of spring. Light tea means deserts are served and I wanted mine to follow the season. So I made some delicious gluten free mini eclairs. I decorated them with pansies and simple fondant glaze and paired them with Earl Read More >