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Wren House

Grow Birdhouse Gourds to Make…Birdhouses, Duh!

January 15, 2021

This isn't a quick process, but with a little planning you can grow your own gourd birdhouse. I can see my daughter rolling her eyes right now. She's not a fan of the little wren I'm attracting to the ...

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Summer Flower Border

Save Your Money, Sow Seeds Instead!

January 8, 2021

If you're like me, you've been buried in seed catalogs for the last few weeks, completely overwhelmed by the tens of thousands of possibilities concealed within those flimsy pages. I've since buttoned ...

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Driveway Garden

Tough Plants for a Driveway Garden

Every once in a while, I surprise myself. As I was looking back at last year's garden, I found this shot of my driveway garden and thought, "Hey, that's pretty good!" I don't do that as often as I should. The driveway garden is a miserably hot place and since I'm not the most reliable waterer, the ...

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Calamintha nepeta with emerald green bee

Calamintha nepeta: A Pollinator’s Smorgasbord

Calamintha nepeta wasn't a plant I chose. It chose me. Several years ago, I attended a writer's conference and received a plug pack that contained a mixture of Summer Beauty allium and Calamintha nepeta. Neither looked very impressive. But being the plant junkie that I am, I found a sunny sight for ...

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front yard garden

A Traffic Stopping Front Yard Garden

In all my garden scouting, I very rarely saw front ...

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dog in the sun

Saying Goodbye to My Dog Stella

My plan was to kick off 2020 with a post about all ...

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Cluster of Japanese beetles

Japanese Beetles and Fond Childhood Memories

My daughters have been trained killers since the ...

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Dry Shade Garden

10 Tough Plants for Dry Shade

I have a love/hate relationship with dry shade. ...

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Houseplants on windowsill

Eight Houseplants for the Beginner

I used to think dust was the only thing I could ...

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Urban Garden

An Urban Backyard Reimagined

One of the perks of my job is receiving permission ...

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Mojito Mint

My Mojito Mishap – Know Thy Mint

Bath's Pink Dianthus

Why You Should Grow Bath’s Pink Dianthus

Collection of Seed for Seed Starting Rack

How to Build a Seed Starting Rack on the Cheap

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Why every garden needs an allium or two... This is Why every garden needs an allium or two... This is Millenium Allium. I prefer it to Summer Beauty for both its color and longevity. In my garden, its deeper color holds far longer than Summer Beauty. And it’s truly a multi-season perennial, providing great garden structure in the winter, especially when snow mounds on the rounded seed heads. #alliumflowers #allium #milleniumallium #pollinatorplants #pollinatorgardens #savethebeesplease #purpleflowerseverywhere #inmygarden #easyplantstogrow #perennials #perennialgardens #waterwiseplants #xericplants #lowmaintenancegarden #lowmaintenanceplants #garden #pollinatormagnet #myhappyplace #ilovepurple #zone5bgardening #xericgardening #zone5gardening #chicagogardener #hereshegrows #heatherblackmore
It’s hard to show scale here but this is the big It’s hard to show scale here but this is the biggest leaf on my monstera. Like bigger than my head big! Today is leaf dusting day. Haven’t done it in a few months but it’s definitely time. The shine is gone and everything looks dull and slightly fuzzy. #monstera #monsteraleaf #feedmeseymourfeedme #bigleaves #wintergreenhouse #houseplantsofinstagram #myhouseplants #wintergardening #indoorgarden #monsteralover #houseplantlover #bigplants #houseplants #houseplantsofig #hereshegrows #heatherblackmore
One of my favorite clematis, Princess Diana never One of my favorite clematis, Princess Diana never disappoints. As a group 3 clematis, it needs little more than an early spring cut back and a bit of fertilizer and she’s good to go. #clematis #group3clematis #clematisofinstagram #vines #princessdianaclematis #perennialvines #lowmaintenanceplants #smallspacegardens #mylittlegardenhome #smallgardenideas #zone5bgardening #zone5 #chicagogardening #midwestgarden #perennials #mixedborders #hereshegrows #heatherblackmore
Are you Team Turf? Team Clover? Or do you support Are you Team Turf? Team Clover? Or do you support the coexistence of both? My backyard is a healthy combo of both after I was able to convince my turf nut better half to join my team. It was hard for him at first, he muttered under his breath a lot and only does so now when I cut the grass. Apparently my lines aren’t straight enough?! 🤷🏻‍♀️ #turfwar #pollinatorlawn #pollinatorgardens #cloverlawn #clover #teamclover #lawncare #pollinatorgarden #whiteclover #zone5bgardening #lowmaintenancegardening #lowmaintenancelawn #healthylawns #chicagogardening #midwestgardens #grass #savethebeesplease #hereshegrows #heatherblackmore #cloverflower #cloverhoney
If you don’t grow this little beauty, you should If you don’t grow this little beauty, you should! Bath’s Pink dianthus is one of my favorite late May blooming, front of the border perennials. It’s tough and perfect for a spot that gets lots of sun. After the first year, I’ve never provided supplemental watering so it’s quite the xeric plant too. Best of all, it has the most wonderful clove scent and when it’s finished blooming, simply sheer it back and you’re left with a gorgeous blue/green carpet. It’s hardy in zone 3-8 and prefers sharp drainage but I can attest to its tolerance for heavy soil. It’s been here for at least 10 years and counting. AND...the rabbits won’t touch them! #dianthus #bathspinkdianthus #xericplants #lowmaintenanceplants #pinks #waterwiseplants #pinkflowers #perennials #fragrantflowers #clovescentedpinks #zone5gardening #zone5bgardening #zone5 #mixedborder #groundcovers #inmygarden #hereshegrows #heatherblackmore #beginnerplants #growwhatyoulove #scentedflowers
WAIT! Don’t finish that seed order just yet. New WAIT! Don’t finish that seed order just yet. New on the blog, grow your own gourds to make birdhouses. It’s a piece of cake. I made this one for my mom and if you’re looking for something fun to do with the kids, give this a go. Link in bio... #gourdbirdhouse #gourdsofinstagram #gourds #diybirdhouse #growyourown #craftprojects #wrenhouse #imadethismyself #diy #forthebirds #birdhouses #getcreativeathome #gardencraft #bringthebirdstoyou #birdgardens #zone5bgardening #hereshegrows #heatherblackmore #easyplantstogrow
Cups of snow forming in what’s left of the Black Cups of snow forming in what’s left of the Black Beauty lilies I won’t cut back until April. #wintergardens #winterscenes #snowscapes #snowcoveredgarden #winterlilies #orientallilies #mygardentoday #winterinterest #chicagogardener #zone5bgardening #zone5 #midwestgarden #seedheads #gardensofig #inmygarden #mylittlegardenhouse #gardenhouse #backyardgardeners #smallspacegardens #lowmaintenancegardening #hereshegrows #heatherblackmore
Welcome to my little pollinator haven! Who says yo Welcome to my little pollinator haven! Who says you can’t take a boring little backyard and turn it into something magical? I can think of no other place I’d rather be than here. #smallgardens #smallgardendesigns #mylittlegardenhouse #welcometomygarden #letsgardentogether #pollinatorgarden #growwhatyoulove #gardensofig #garden #lowmaintenancegarden #perennialgardens #smallspacegardens #chicagogardens #zone5garden #zone5b #fullsunplants #budgetgardening #hereshegrows #heatherblackmore
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