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April 26, 2020

Adjustable DIY Grow Light Fixtures

Back in December, I determined that 2020 would be my year for successfully growing starts in our new(ish)ly finished out sunroom.* The challenge is that our sunroom isn’t really…sunny. It’s graced with plenty of south-facing windows, but sits in tree shadow most of the day and sadly has a solid roof with no skylights. As […]

How to: Make a Coir Pole for Monstera

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September 5, 2019

How to: Make a Coir Pole for Monstera

Ever go to the nursery and find everything you want but not what you need? After several trips to various nurseries or hardware stores, I failed to come away with a support pole for my soon-to-be-sprawling little Monstera plant. So I decided to make one! Welcome to the (wannabe) Jungle To start from the beginning […]

Garden Planning Tool

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May 22, 2018

A New Garden Planning Tool

How many times have you planted a perennial then moved it? Then moved it again. Then moved it a third time crossing your fingers that it won’t hate you then keel over and die? Perhaps you are a more decisive gardener than me, but I’ve done this more times that I can count! It’s almost […]

First String of Hearts plant

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September 5, 2017

How to: Propagate a String of Hearts

This project falls into the category of “let’s just try it and see”. Most of my propagation efforts involve a modicum of effort and some “why not”, and in most cases, that’s good enough. So I’m only encouraging myself at this point. Anyhow, on to the good stuff… We have a beautiful String of Hearts […]

Hosta tied with twine

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June 6, 2017

How To: Transplant Hostas in Midsummer

Note: check out my update below to see what the transplant and divisions look like after one year! We finally bit the bullet and decided have our lower deck replaced. The fat deposit check went out in the mail last week, so it’s getting real. We should have pulled the plug 3 years ago before the […]

Bamboo Valances

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May 31, 2017

How to Make 8 Bamboo Valances from One Roman Shade

One of the challenges I faced in finishing out the sunroom was figuring out how to hide the dirty fascia visible through the top part of the windows. Over time, pine needles, insects, dirt and other nasty stuff had accumulated in the 2-inch space between the glass and wood. Because the glass is permanent, there isn’t a […]

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