by Keri Byrum | May 28, 2015 | Around Our Yard, DIY Garden Projects |
I’ve been on the hunt for good garden edging for a while now. I’ve noticed that the lawn keeps creeping into my garden beds and the garden beds keep moving out to the lawn. I get a good shape to things and then in a few months I have no idea where that imaginary line is supposed to be located. During a our recent visit to Cypress Gardens, read more on that HERE, I saw this very simple metal edging. Love! I came home from Cypress Gardens and figured I would get on Google, find this exact product, and DONE. I would have the solution to my garden edging issues. It wasn’t that easy. I couldn’t find anything that I like, or could even begin to afford for that matter.… Read Full Post
by Keri Byrum | May 17, 2015 | Garden Visits |
When we planned a trip to Legoland with my nieces and nephews I was secretly jumping up and down at the opportunity to finally see Cypress Gardens. What was once a stand alone tourist attraction has now been absorbed into the Legoland theme park in Winter Haven, Florida. I’ve heard about the plant collections in these gardens for years and I was looking forward to experiencing myself. According to Wikipedia, “Cypress Gardens opened on January 2, 1936 as a botanical garden planted by Dick Pope Sr. and his wife Julie. Over the years it became one of the biggest attractions in Florida, known for its water ski shows, gardens, and Southern Belles.” It changed hands several times, finally closing in 2009.… Read Full Post
by Keri Byrum | May 13, 2015 | Around Our Yard, Plant Spotlight |
Caladiums are one of my favorite plants for the garden and a big part of that is because of how easy planting caladiums can be. Caladiums are grown for their beautiful, large colorful leaves that pop up in the spring and last until October. Planting caladiums is easy to do and I hope the following encourages you to get some caladiums growing in your garden this year! Tuber or Plant? Caladiums are purchased in one of two forms: as tubers still waiting to grow, or as plants that already have leaves and will make an instant impact. I almost always buy tubers to plant in our garden. Part of that is because I am cheap and can save money buy buying tubers, the other part is that because our garden is so full of plants, it is easier for me to sneak tubers in among everything else than it is to get full plants in the space.… Read Full Post
by Keri Byrum | May 7, 2015 | Around Our Yard |
Creating privacy with living walls is a very easy way to create a retreat separated from the noise and activities outside your home. Plants are also used to soften the front of the home with layers of shrubs that will add visual appeal to your home. Spending some extra time to really consider the type of plants you want and how to maintain them will help you achieve the results you desire. Read on to learn how to trim hedges to create a full plant from top to bottom that will soften, and hide, whatever you would like. I should confess as I write this that I hate viburnums. HATE. Viburnum odoratissimum is plant used in hedges all of the time and it wants to be a tree.… Read Full Post
