Adding touches of Spring to the backyard Patio. Warmer temperatures are abound here and I am spending it outside. So decorating my patio in the backyard for us to dine in rustic style was the only thing on my to do list today. Plus to enjoy the cloudless sky! ...

Relocating shrubs, flowers and arborvitae, plus digging in the dirt.  That's what I have been up too for over a week now.  ...

Backyard sidewalk project and new Garden bed can be called done. The native grasses are planted and the beginning of having a backyard oasis has begun. ...

Take a trip with me to the Garden Nursery for some Fairy Garden Inspiration. I admit it, this redneck thinks they're cute, and adorable. There I said it. ...

For a weekend project, we spent it installing our sidewalk in the yard using large concrete pavers.  We still have some tweaks to do, plants to add to this area and 2 pavers to re-level, but this is pretty close to being done. ...

Tulips planted in the Garden It's not Spring time until the flowers start to bloom. Last Fall I planted some Tulip bulbs, just to see if I had what it took to get gorgeous blooms. Guess what popped open just a day ago! ...

You usually get to see the pretty, when it comes to my blog. The staged home, the tablescapes or my Garden, flowers...the "pretty". My front porch, all spruced up for guests and the seasonal decor. Well, not today! ...

Seeing my front porch decorated for Spring, really tells me that warmer weather is coming. There are just some things I really like to wait for and that's to put the finishing touches of Spring decor on my favorite spot to spend a lazy day. ...

With the upcoming gardening project of creating a larger dry river creek bed in my front yard, I wanted to gather some ideas and inspiration on creative ways to use rocks, plants and borders. Boy did I find some wonderful ideas!  ...

Relocating plants, putting in an entirely new sidewalk, sounds like a plan doesn't it?  It is, but I admit, not looking forward to the work. I am looking forward to the after glow. ...

When I first started gardening, my budget amount was equal to the cost of one meal for 5 at my local family restaurant.  Less than $100 for the entire Gardening Season. ...

First and most important let me say I am thankful for you. For laughing, and showing your support through the 2015 trials, bugs, dirt and many many cuts and bruises. ...

Porch decorated for Fall I freely admit I have restyled this porch over 8 times before I was satisfied. ...

Touring a Garden to showcase the colors of hydrangeas, sedum, bluebeard and a Japanese Maple Tree in Autumn. ...

Backyard DIY Project; How to fix a drainage issue A river rock stone creek bed is where we finished.  A drainage issue in our backyard is where we started. Having too much water being dumped and directed into the backyard. We found out that the previous homeowners had diverted all the water from one of our sump pumps into an old (cleaned out) septic tank. ...

Summer Garden Tour with tons of beautiful color! ...

Yard Art  Trash to treasure. One of my favorite things to do when I am not gardening. Turning something broken into something beautiful. If you have read my blog you know I love lanterns, and living south of Chicago, I have to contend with windy conditions. Wind + lanterns equals broken glass. At least around my house, that is what it equals and this poor thing was on the front porch. The porch is supposed to be a safe zone. Least it was. ...

Well, yesterday was a productive day! I had a weirdo episode (again), LiveWriter finally started working again, (Thank you microsoft! and G+ for working things out) and the sun came out so I could snap some pic's of whats blooming. ...

Gardening tips and tricks to help any gardener. If you ever wanted a beautiful garden out front and your first thought was "That is a lot of work". Well, you're right; but the payoff you get is well worth it! So I decided to share a couple of tips that might help and make life a bit easier and Gardening more enjoyable. ...

Decorating a small front porch certainly has it challenges.  Every time I walk into a store or the garage I see something that I can put outside on the porch. ...