Did you know you can save the roses from your wedding bouquet and plant them? I LOVE this project because what’s better than having your actual wedding roses around forever!? Romantic, pretty, and a great addition to your home garden.

How to plant your wedding bouquet:

Clip each rose stem from your bouquet about four to six inches long. Create enough clippings so that if some fail to sprout you’re still ok.
Place the stems into a vase of clean water. Make sure to change the water each day to avoid grunge.
In about six weeks you should see little sprouts of root …read more

If you haven’t gotten started on your July gardening tasks it’s not too late to get going. Here’s what you should be doing in July for a healthy happy garden…

Water check: Make sure you adjust your watering to fit the needs of climate changes for your area. The best way to check is with a moisture meter so you’re sure that the roots are getting enough water as the days heat up. Especially pay attention to container plants – mine have needed watering twice daily, and it’s not even that hot here.
Rose check: Mid summer is a good time to …read more

Have you ever started the day, took a look around the house or office and said, “I’m in total Martha mode, I can do it.”
So here was the project that I wanted to tackle…simple really. I had a vase of white roses on the table that looked like they were on their way out…but maybe had a day or so left in them.
A Ha! Martha moment! I will remove the long stemmed roses from the vase, trim them and place them in the base of my white English teapot. Had the potential to appear in a Town and …read more

Maybe you’ve surmised this on your own — Mother’s day is the busiest restaurant day and the 2nd hightest gift-giving day of the year and the day that more flowers purchased than any other.
I am not a mom — but I am the care-taker of a Chocolate Labrador — does that count? Is there a gift for that? Is there a gift for giving birth to a business, while nurturing a marriage?
Eventhough, I am not a mom, I would like to raise a glass to those moms out there who get up everyday, get the kids ready for school, do …read more