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Take your yard to the next level! Create and maintain a fabulous oasis in your own backyard with ME! Schedule an appointment!

~Custom seasonal porch pots
~Custom occasion planters for delivery
~Landscape design, installation and maintenance.
~Perennials and Annuals installed
~Fall bulb planting for spring
~Zoom classes and how too's. DIY kits with instructions, led by me, perfect for a unique party!

10/25/2026

Hello all! I know its been quiet here! Just wanted to say Hi! Hope all are well! Hope your gardens are doing ok without me! Anyway, its been a year...

🪩🩷🪩Yesterday was a good day‼️🪩🩷🪩

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart" ~Helen Keller
A HEARTFELT thank you to all who have supported me over these past couple of years! It truly takes a village! My husband, my parents, my family, friends, and if course MY GIRLS! anyone who took time for me, donated (even my high school classmates donated ‼️) just listened?!
With the most grateful heart~ Denise Marie

10/11/2026

Research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that callicarpenal and related compounds found in the leaves of the native Beautyberry shrub are effective at repelling ticks, mosquitoes, and other biting insects. The berries also feed over wintering birds!

https://positivebloom.com/this-underrated-pennsylvania-native-shrub-creates-a-natural-tick-barrier-along-your-fence/?utm_source=pen&fbclid=IwdGRzaAU4U3JjbGNrBThSlGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeL38gSn_oNDgRS9doUvLXlIDG2r8BUCeb2BVgoF_I7JpP-lk1rolducdDSWE_aem_iT5X6dmtGbuh-ohQuYi6Lw

09/15/2026

🦋 6 Fall-Sown Plants That Bring Monarchs Back Every Year

Fall-sown seeds get free winter stratification, milkw**d, aster, goldenrod, Joe-Pye w**d, blazing star & coneflower turn the garden into a monarch stop by year two. 🌸

07/21/2026

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07/16/2026

It's not too late—but it will be sooner than you think. This short July window is your last chance to grow these flowers from seed for color that lasts into fall. Here's 9 beautiful blooms to sow before the opportunity disappears.

https://www.gardeningchores.com/flowers-to-start-from-seed-in-july/?fbclid=Iwb21leATF9zFjbGNrBMX3LmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHuyHkD161gvuLvfRCIFkjlyRX86H07OBUobSZ1hwByhTMeaB0zeXda4BDcnl_aem_LrGXsmRgNSlI-LcUNLmkxg

07/03/2026

🦋 12 Beautiful Butterflies You're Most Likely to See in July! 🌼

July is one of the best months to enjoy butterflies! 🦋☀️
As gardens, meadows, and wildflowers reach their peak, many butterfly species become easier to spot. If you look closely, you may find colorful visitors like Monarchs, Swallowtails, Painted Ladies, Viceroys, and many more.
Want to attract even more butterflies to your yard?
🌸 Plant native flowers that bloom through summer.
🌿 Include host plants for caterpillars.
💧 Add a shallow water source or damp area.
🚫 Avoid broad-spectrum pesticides whenever possible.
☀️ Leave a few sunny, sheltered spots for butterflies to rest and warm their wings.
A butterfly-friendly garden doesn't just look beautiful—it also helps support pollinators and local biodiversity.
🦋 Which butterfly do you see most often where you live?

06/19/2026

Brighten up your garden with these warm-weather favorites. Full story ⬇️

https://www.countryliving.com/gardening/garden-ideas/a71538137/flowers-plant-june/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a321bca8a52780001a61058&utm_campaign=trueanthemFBCLGphoto&utm_content=6a321bca8a52780001a61057&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=Iwb21leASiImBjbGNrBKIiWmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHvQDx9WIh6wLVY_B08irielCncpnvHvRGhjOQmXHW61DVB-uqVa0xqNcg4cx_aem__K_g-k-vECqcfDQLnnzEbg

06/13/2026

Garden centers love that you believe the sowing window slammed shut in April. It's how they sell you $15 plants in July that bloom for three weeks and quit. Meanwhile a $3 packet sown in June outlasts them all. Here's 12 to direct sow now for bold color straight into fall.

https://www.gardeningchores.com/flowers-to-plant-in-june/?utm_source=fb-girls-with-gardens&fbclid=Iwb21leASaSAZjbGNrBJpIA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHiKkPoBeVbFrjGEUdKKN2pKJfJ1QhLsHv9PHLykXSwbXtUcPHUfa6QEWq5Aj_aem_rrzw1F3Q5TwuRd7f8bTwFg

06/07/2026

A lot of people start out planting flowers just to get some bright color in the yard, but then they get hooked on watching all the butterflies that show up. Before you know it, you're out there hunting down milkw**d, dill, and wild violets, realizing that those caterpillar host plants are just as important as the pretty blooms.

The funny thing is, a truly successful butterfly garden is almost never neat and tidy. You have to get used to seeing chewed-up leaves, native plants spreading wherever they want, and everything looking a bit wild. If a plant gets totally stripped down to the stem, you don't panic—you just learn that what looks like a mess today is going to turn into wings in a few weeks.

After a few seasons, you really start spotting the patterns. You notice exactly which butterflies come back year after year and which specific bushes or flowers they always swarm. Every single yard ends up with its own unique mix of regulars, and that's usually the exact stuff local gardeners love swapping stories about over the fence.

06/07/2026

Butterflies need more than pretty flowers 🦋 A few things I like to remember:
🐛 Host plants feed caterpillars, so chewed leaves are not always a bad thing.
🌿 Milkw**d is especially important if you want to support monarchs.
🌸 Nectar plants like coneflowers, asters, and goldenrod help adult butterflies.
☀️ Sunny spots work best because butterflies love warmth.
🍂 I leave some stems standing longer at the end of the season for wildlife.
A butterfly garden feels more natural when it’s allowed to be a little imperfect 🌼

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