I am in the process of slowing updating my kitchen and I started with my kitchen cabinet interiors. You may not think that the inside look and organization of cabinets with doors make a difference but it really does. You can see by the picture that the insides of my cabinets were the original uglyRead more about Kitchen Cabinet Interiors[…]
Holiday yards can get a little crazy with plastic deer, giant inflatables and cartoon figurines. This year I went all natural and it’s my all-time favorite. During our trip to Montana for Thanksgiving, we kept running across cool winter styled window boxes. Which gave me the idea, to use my raised garden beds as partRead more about Holiday Yard Decor[…]
I am so excited to finally show you all my pineapple plant! I might be a plant nerd, but a pineapple plant grown from scraps that would normally be thrown away or composted is seriously cool! Like my other “garden for free” blogs, this process just takes a little research and patience. First start withRead more about Garden for Free Part III – Pineapple[…]
It’s been a bumper crop of hot peppers in my garden this year. I’ve got a large amount of jalapeños and habaneros ready to go. As you can imagine, there are challenges to using up all these peppers without causing bodily harm… Pickling and relishes are an option but I am trying to avoid theRead more about Hot Pepper Harvest & Hot Sauce Recipes[…]
Consider growing papaya right in your back yard and spend nothing more than the cost of a single fruit. In my original blog, gardening for free (part 1), I covered the basics of gardening from kitchen scraps, propagating and harvesting seeds from season to season. Papaya are beautiful tropical plants that can produce fruit whenRead more about Garden for Free Part II – Papaya[…]