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Updated on January 5, 2018

Add Structure, Style, & Color to Your Garden with a Trellis & Flowering Vine

This content includes affiliate links. I get a small percentage of the sale for purchases made through links in this post. However, I use each product I review and only recommend those that I like and have worked well. Read my disclosure for more information. When I decided that the raised bed in my front yard needed a little height to give it added structure and color, my first though was some sort of permanent structure, whether it be … [Read more...]

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Updated on January 5, 2018

Adding A Little Magic to My Garden: Using Fairy Lights

Fairy Lights LED Outdoor Battery-powered Lights

This content includes affiliate links. I get a small percentage of the sale for purchases made through links in this post. However, I use each product I review and only recommend those that I like and have worked well. Read my disclosure for more information. This year I planted Mandevilla in the spring/summer container gardens I planted for my mom. I just took out those summer plants and replaced them with fall mums, pansies, decorative … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Container Gardening, Reviews / container garden, garden decorations, outdoor lights, projects and ideas

Updated on January 5, 2018

The Secret to Watering Container Gardens

An adjustable sprinkler head

I hate to water, but I like to grow things in containers. These two things don't mix. It's the same in my kitchen though. I hate to cook but I really like to eat good, healthy, delicious food. *Sigh* What's a girl to do? I'm always looking for ways to simplify or even automate some of the tasks in my life. Rather than spend 20-30 minutes watering my gardens and container gardens outside, how can I make it easier to do the watering? More … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Container Gardening, Reviews / container garden, reviews, watering

Updated on January 5, 2018

Best Feeders for Backyard Birdwatching: Review of Tube Feeders

Squirrel stopper bird feeder pole with my multiple feeders

Even if you have great backyard habitat that includes native plants, shrubs, and trees with an adequate water source, adding bird feeders to your garden can attract even more birds. I get a lot of enjoyment watching the birds out my back window. During spring migration this year there have been indigo buntings, goldfinches, rose-breasted grosbeaks, and blue grosbeaks at my feeders. These are the standouts that I love to see as they make their … [Read more...]

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Updated on January 5, 2018

Globe Cage Feeder: Bird Feeder Review

Indigo bunting at the globe feeder

This content includes affiliate links. I get a small percentage of the sale for purchases made through links in this post. However, I use each product I review and only recommend those that I like and have worked well. Read my disclosure for more information. If you would like to see more of the smaller bird species at your feeders but they keep getting chased away by the larger birds or they are in need protection from birds of prey while … [Read more...]

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Updated on January 5, 2018

Droll Yankees Songbird Plus Feeder/New Generation Feeder: Review

Droll Yankees Songbird Plus Feeder

This content includes affiliate links. I get a small percentage of the sale for purchases made through links in this post. However, I use each product I review and only recommend those that I like and have worked well. Read my disclosure for more information. NOTE: Although the songbird plus feeder is no longer manufactured, the Droll Yankees New Generation 15" Sunflower Bird Feeder is nearly identical. I am familiar with the Droll … [Read more...]

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Updated on January 5, 2018

Duncraft Metal Haven Feeder: Bird Feeder Review

This content includes affiliate links. I get a small percentage of the sale for purchases made through links in this post. However, I use each product I review and only recommend those that I like and have worked well. Read my disclosure for more information. This is another sturdy Duncraft bird feeder, but it is specifically designed to allow small birds to feed while keeping more aggressive, larger birds at bay. The outer cage is metal with a … [Read more...]

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Updated on January 5, 2018

Duncraft Original Tube Feeder: Birdfeeder Review

Female cardinal and male indigo bunting on the Duncraft Original Tube Feeder

This content includes affiliate links. I get a small percentage of the sale for purchases made through links in this post. However, I use each product I review and only recommend those that I like and have worked well. Read my disclosure for more information. Duncraft makes good sturdy feeders that will last for years to come. They even withstand the bleach in the cleaning process – though they will start to get a little cloudy from the … [Read more...]

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Updated on January 5, 2018

The Search for a Quality Plant Stand

Plant Stand Trio in My Living Room

You know those plant stands that you find in discount stores? The ones that are made of wire, metal, or wood that often have three legs, but just don’t seem very sturdy? Don’t buy them. Just don’t do it. When you’ve got one of your favorite ceramic pots with your favorite fern sitting on it and it topples over, leaving you with a broken pot and dirt everywhere, you won’t be happy. Trust me, I speak from experience. I have many indoor plants … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Indoor Plants, Reviews / indoor plants, reviews

Updated on January 5, 2018

Choosing Binoculars for Backyard Bird Watching

My Nikon's have a magnication of 10

If you like to watch the birds and other critters that visit your backyard habitat, you need a decent pair of binoculars to do so. There are a lot of low cost binoculars out there, but they will frustrate you with poor visibility, difficulty with adjusting them, or even poor durability. Expensive binoculars tend to have too high a magnification level and/or lens size for the purpose of looking at wildlife in your backyard. Ideally, a nice … [Read more...]

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Instagram post 2179522093891274815_5508165351 It was a beautiful day to be outside. I’m thankful for the sunny skies and warmer temps
Instagram post 2156262241194992517_5508165351 Even in fall when these hydrangeas are on the way out, they are beautiful as they dry, creating a stunning display of flower heads to last until winter. 
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Instagram post 2131633902312474051_5508165351 Picked a few more Cherokee purple and pink heirloom tomatoes tonight. Hope my neighbors like tomatoes 
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Instagram post 2119305956398581610_5508165351 Beautiful fan flower (Scaevola aemula) can take the heat of August days and still look good. This one is quite stunning in a planter with well-draining soil.

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Instagram post 2112799992384089687_5508165351 Visited this beautiful lady at the Atlanta botanical gardens today 
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Instagram post 2110686617202179236_5508165351 One of the other varieties is coming in. I think they are brandywine pink heirlooms. Haven’t tasted them yet but I’m looking forward to it.

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Instagram post 2109896313440176932_5508165351 So incredibly delicious - Cherokee purple tomatoes 
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