Simply Wild Gardens

11/27/2022

I did this class several years ago and my wreath is still going. It was a lot of fun.

10/13/2019

Good info

Tired of being swarmed by mosquitoes in your backyard? Here are 10 plants that attract dragonflies for mosquito control all summer long.

10/11/2019

Great ideas

06/02/2017

Just had to share. Love the color combination of a dusty blue green agave and a hot orange Tiki Torch coneflower.

04/18/2017

From my friend Meredith. Some great information that I am going to test out

http://tiphero.com/11-epsom-uses/

You know Epsom salt is therapeutic for your body, but did you know how to use it for your garden? Check out these tips on using Epsom salt outdoors!

04/11/2017

A friend shared this link with me. Very cool info

https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/82621567/list/5-ways-to-stop-chasing-the-perfect-garden

Allow nature to teach you how to embrace uncertainty

01/04/2017

Good info

https://www.gardendesign.com/trends/2017.html

Discover what trends are shaping the gardening world in 2017. Hear from garden and landscape designers across the country

08/06/2016

Love happy bees enjoying breakfast on my datura. One of my favorite plants. Obviously the bees like it too. There must've been 20 bees all buzzing about.

Then after enjoying visiting the bees, a man walking down the sidewalk stopped and told me how much he enjoys my garden and that it provided inspiration for him and his wife to do much the same thing.

Both made me so happy. Wonderful way to start Saturday. I've been inspired by my two encounters.

Never think your life-even a bee's-does not matter even if in small ways.

06/14/2016

Worth digging into. Read through for the benies beyond healthy good. Sorry. Could not resist a dubious pun this morning

http://www.naturallivingideas.com/12-subtle-unexpected-benefits-tending-garden/

Hey! Before you begin, can we send you a free jar of coconut oil? Click here to get the details. 4. Gardeners Maintain Healthy Body Weights Perhaps it’s because gardening is physically demanding or maybe it’s a result of eating more fruits and vegetables, but studies have shown that the body mass in...

05/17/2016

From my friend Carol Burton. And I do have three beauty berries in my garden.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060703091932.htm #.VzXgBliRrPA.facebook

Swatting mosquitoes and dodging other biting bugs is nearly a year-round chore in the Southeast, but such pests are swarming across the country with the advent of summer weather. A traditional folk remedy, known among people in Mississippi's hill country for at least a century, may provide some reli...

05/05/2016

Fun article with affordable, imaginative ideas

http://gardening.sfglobe.com/2016/05/03/10-whimsical-ways-to-dress-up-the-fence-in-your-yard/?src=fbfan_51643&t=fbsub_home

Say goodbye to those boring old fences.

08/11/2015

105º on Monday. Forecast for 104º today. So I am inside thinking about gardening. Just wanted to share a quick post about my favorite garden tool: the Japanese hori hori aka Japanese digging tool or soil knife. I posted one from the 80s that I still use and one that I bought several years ago. The old has been used so much that the teeth on the saw side are worn into small scallops.

With a sharp knife on one side and a saw on the other and a pointy tip, this multi-use tool conquers many garden tasks easily. Weeding, planting and even sawing through though roots.

Maybe I will put this tool back into use next week when the temps drop below 100º.

Stay cool!