Did you decide to dig up a garden from sod this spring, but you also do not want to use any chemicals to get the plot cleared of weeds and grasses? We did! And now, we are dealing with the fact that the weeds and the grasses do not want to stop growing in the […]
How to Tackle an Overgrown Property
It was no secret when we put in an offer on The Nut House that nobody was living there…or mowing the property, or tending to the vegetation. We told ourselves we understood the ramifications of this. But, we grossly underestimated the power of what regular mowing {or lack thereof} can do to your property, and […]
Planting Flowers in Containers – Thriller, Filler, Spiller Method
When I am shopping for annuals, and getting ready for planting flowers in containers, you can almost make out the words on my lips as I continually {and what I think is “silently”} chant them to myself: Thriller, Filler, Spiller. When planning out your flower containers, even if you know nothing about arranging flowers, just […]
i guess we need to prune the lilacs NOW
This year was THE year. Graham fully proclaimed, even before the last snowflake had fallen for the winter season, that nothing was going to stop him from pruning back the lilacs this year. We always had good intentions each fall while working on the rest of the lawn and flower bed winterization, we just never […]
black carpenter ants on my peony bushes
While watering my newly planted annuals, I came across something I disliked very much. I saw a black carpenter ant crawling all over a bud on my peony bush. Since it was just one, I didn’t pay too much attention, but I really despise those black ants, so knew I wouldn’t be able to let […]
Coupon Roundup + Exciting Announcement + Garden Tip
Hello Hump Day! It sure is starting to feel like spring again {after our teaser in March}. I apologize for the non-post yesterday…I received some news from my doctor that sidelined me for the rest of the day. Someday, when I have enough courage {and more information}, I will fill you in more! In any […]
Doing Something I’ve Never Done
Again, not a kitchen update today, sorry! However, I cannot deny that spring is here and that I need to start thinking about our flower and veggie gardens. As most of you know, Graham and I garden at the Community Gardens here in town (actually, Graham just finished up his term as president and I […]
The Treehouse is Gone!
Last weekend was a very momentous time in our backyard’s history. We found someone that was able to come and {not only} remove the treehouse from our yard for free, but also use it for something new (a pretty great hunting shack, from what I have been told). This treehouse was built into our backyard many years ago with […]
Goodbye Swings
I know most everyone that reads this is just itching to learn about where the studio project is at, but Jen needs to take a break from working and will be doing a few posts this week (she wants to make sure she hasn’t missed any of the fun happenings on West Street with all […]
It’s Spring (and that means outside projects!)
Even though we are still busy working on the studio (Graham has moved into the closet, which is the last area that needs drywall), since we had some rather warm weather in Wisconsin, we decided to take care of a couple things outside that have bothered us all winter. The first one being the mailbox […]