Celebrate Earth Day by planting and learning about trees
Looking for a great way to celebrate Earth Day 2016! Check out this roundup of tree options, planting & tree care tutorials in celebration of Earth Day 2016.
Garden Inspo
Inspiration for your home garden, curb appeal and backyard retreats. Get gardening inspiration from these great ideas for your front and backyard.
6 Awesome Small Garden Ideas To Try Today
Love tulips, daffodils, crocuses and other bulbs but have limited space to plant? These small garden ideas will show you how to layer your bulbs and use pots to make the most of your small space.
DIY Solar Birdbath Fountain for less than $50!
You can make a solar birdbath fountain out of literally ANYTHING. Here’s a quick tutorial on how I made a diy solar birdbath fountain out of a candle pillar stand, large bowl, spray paint and a solar fountain.
10 Before and After Curb Appeal Photos
Before and after curb appeal makeovers – both large and small – to inspire you. You’ll see that curb appeal updates don’t have to be expensive to have a huge impact.
Stone Edging as a Landscape Border
Boosting curb appeal takes only a weekend or two with this great DIY stone edging solution for your landscape border. What’s the purpose of stone edging, or any garden edging? The main purpose of adding edging to your landscape or garden borders is to make it look nice and add some curb appeal. But there…
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry: a Tree for all Seasons
From early spring blooms to edible berries in the summer to fiery red fall foliage to branches that catch falling snow, the Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry is truly a tree for all seasons.
My front yard landscape plan this year & ideas for year-round color in your garden
My landscape plan this year includes a combination of yellows and blues for the foundation planting along with a pop of red for some interest in the winter months.
A visit from the old neighbors (and I’m stealing their backyard)
This weekend, a few of my old neighbors stopped by to see my new place. It’s so nice that we are keeping in touch, and I’m really thankful that they came over to visit us. I gave them a tour and we had a blast catching up over drinks. I think the kitchen was their…
Paint Your Front Door: My Pretty Purple Door
Want to learn how to paint your front door? I finally got around to painting the front door purple. I know, pretty ridiculous since I named this entire blog after this concept.
Dreaming of a flagstone patio
This morning I saw an episode of Yard Crashers where they created a flagstone patio over an existing damaged concrete patio. It looked really amazing and got me thinking about how to dress up my backyard. This probably won’t be a project until next summer, but it’s definitely something to start gathering ideas about and…