All good things eventually come to an end and so summer is waning, even as autumn gives most of us a fresh start. I’ll bet your summer container plantings aren’t really benefiting, though, from the “back to school-oh I love a clean notebook” boost and aren’t dying as gracefully as summer its…

Valentine’s Day is quite upon us. It’s a time when the majority of us turn our thoughts to hearts, flowers, cards and candy. For many of us, it’s a time of expressing through “things” what we find hard to say with words. For many of us, speaking from the heart and expressing our sentiments i…

Dried hydrangea wreaths are so beautiful and versatile
in a home, and a lot of fun to make as well.

You can either purchase already dried hydrangea flowers
from your local craft store, or you can dry your own.
The biggest trick when drying your own is the timing of
when you pick the…

The most important components in a landscape are probably trees. Their prominent shape and size gives the necessary depth to any garden or lawn. Such a large and tall plant can be impossible to ignore in any scenery and they can add a sense of permanence with their remarkable longevity, making it…

Wedding flowers define the tune of a wedding. They reflect the preference of the wedding couple, highlight wedding dress, bridesmaids’ dresses and bridal’s beauty, and create a loving atmosphere. When planning your wedding flowers you must consider them to be the bride’s arrangements, reflecti…

At one time, ceramic tile was only for the wealthy. No more. Today, for the same price as you will pay for manufactured cast resin, imitation marble or other polymer, you can have a one-of-a-kind piece of fine art, made by an American artist who is willing to work with YOUR ideas and concepts. Su…

A trip to the florist may brighten the day of the recipient, but may empty your pocket book. How can you avoid being taken to the cleaners on your next trip to the florist? One factor that affects the price of a floral arrangement is its large variety of flowers. Some flowers are so exotic or dif…

Vincent’s Sunflowers

“The sunflower is mine in a way.” -Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” are among his most famous paintings, but few people realize he did many sunflower pictures, not just the most famous “Vase with Twelve Sunflowers” and “Vase with Fifteen Sunflower…

Nothing ever stays the same. On the one hand we despise change yet on the other we don’t want to stagnate and become boring. Yet our habits keep us locked into a course of action day after day, year after year. The way we think, the way we behave, the way we experience things, the way we react t…

Here is a nice soup dish that is easy to make and great on a cold winter day. I invented it yesterday. You will be the second party to partake of it.

First, go to the store and buy:

A bottle of Ragu sauce. (The Alfredo sauce is tempting? Okay, buy that instead.)

Four cans of chi…