Bunny’s Garden – Backyard Gardening
So excited to share our Zone 6 Gardening Adventures, Seed Starting Tips, and more with other gardeners from all around the world. We look forward to growing right along with you! ❤️
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Sugar Skull Pumpkin | No-Paint White Pumpkin DIY
For some reason, I’m particularly drawn to the sugar skull designs, or “Calavera,” which becomes popular around Halloween time. As an awesome fall craft, I came up with the idea of a no-paint sugar skull pumpkin using a “Casper pumpkin” (white pumpkin). This idea came to me for our daughter’s birthday in 2021. After missing…
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Best Irrigation for Vacation Mode Watering: Keep Plants Watered While You’re Away
Nobody thinks twice about finding a pet sitter when it’s time to go on vacation if the pets can’t come along. So of course, finding a plant sitter is an option for watering your garden while on vacation, too, but it isn’t the only option for the best irrigation! Setting up a hose timer with…
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Are Cosmos Perennials? Increase Summer Bloom Time
Prolific in bloom, cosmos can be a fantastic flowerbed stunner. Brilliant in color and magnets for pollinators, what’s not to love?! But, are cosmos perennials or annuals? We’ve started growing cosmos back in our 2020 garden. After quite a few amazing seed swaps, I ended up with sensation cosmos and seashell cosmos. At the time,…
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Get Ready for SUMMER Gardening!
Sugar Skull Pumpkin | No-Paint White Pumpkin DIY
For some reason, I’m particularly drawn to the sugar skull designs, or “Calavera,” which becomes…
Best Irrigation for Vacation Mode Watering: Keep Plants Watered While You’re Away
Nobody thinks twice about finding a pet sitter when it’s time to go on vacation…
Do Zucchini Need a Trellis? Growing Zucchini Vertically
There’s an old joke about lock your car or else you may find a zucchini…
GET MORE PLANTS!!! ~ Plant Propagation Tips ~
Propagating Portulaca – How to Propagate Portulaca Flowers
Propagating Portulaca allows you to create clones of your favorite moss rose plants. This semi-succulent…
Do Lilies Spread? (Multiplying Asiatic, Trumpet, & Oriental Lily)
Wouldn’t it be amazing if your favorite flowers multiplied over and over all on their…
Propagating Fuchsia – How to Propagate Fuchsia Cuttings
Until recently, I’d never tried growing Fuchsia, although I’d heard all about it in my…
GARDENING FUN WITH KIDS!
Butterfly Puddler – How to Make a Pollinator Water Station
Butterflies, bees, and other pollinators are so important to our gardens and food supply. And…
20 Rainy Day Activities for School Gardening Club
School gardening clubs bring so many benefits to the kids – learning about plants, enjoying…
Shamrock Project: Puffy Paint Thumbprint Clover Flower Jars
As a mom to two school-aged kids, I am always looking for fun things to…
School Gardening Club Activities: Curriculum for All Seasons
Kids can learn so much from a tiny seed! Whether it’s home school or a…
SEED LOVE
Everything you need to know about finding, collecting, swapping, and saving seeds!
Harvesting Acorn Squash Seeds to Grow Your Own
Growing squash in the garden is even more fun when you’ve saved the seeds yourself!…
How to Save Cantaloupe Seeds: Saving, Drying & Storing
Learn how to save cantaloupe seeds so you can grow delicious orange melons for your…
Get Your FREE Milkweed Seeds & Save the Monarchs!
Did you know you can get free Live Monarch seeds to plant in your own…
Growing Asparagus from Seed – Indoor & Outdoor Steps & Tips
Before 2020, I never thought much about growing asparagus from seed. I pictured farmers with…
Growing Pineapple from Seeds – Collecting & Planting Pineapple Seeds
If it has seeds, let’s plant it. That’s pretty much our motto when it comes…
Starting Sunflower Seeds Indoors – 7 Easy Steps
Sunflowers seem to be one of the cheeriest flowers in the garden! They grow beautifully…
Companion Planting
Chamomile Companion Plants – What to Grow Nearby
Friendly little chamomile grows nicely in the ground or in pots. Look for a few…
Blackberry Companion Plants: Planting Near Blackberries
Planting near blackberries helps you to maximize your growing space with other possible benefits. With…
Onion Companion Plants – What to Plant Next to Onions
So many times, I go to make meatloaf and then realize I don’t have any…
Potato Companion Plants: What to Plant Near Potatoes
Most of the time, potatoes get a bad rap as terrible companion plants. Instead, let’s…
Broccoli Companion Plants – What to Grow Near Broccoli (And What to Avoid)
Growing a vegetable garden takes a little bit of planning and a lot of care….
Asparagus Companion Plants – What to Plant (and What to Avoid)
As a perennial vegetable, asparagus is a convenient crop to grow. Plant it once and…
Indoor Gardening Ideas
How to Propagate Pothos: Rooting Pothos in Water & Soil
Have you ever tried to propagate pothos? Over the winter, my dad gave me some…
Glick’s Greenhouse Succulent Party – Sweetheart’s Delight
In a crazy stroke of luck, my daughters’ school district closed schools on my birthday…
Propagating Succulents from Leaves – Adorable, Tiny Plant Babies!
I never knew how easy it would be to make more plants whenever I wanted…
Enjoy a Little Seed Saving – Popcorn!
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