Design ideas and instruction for home and garden projects such as planting an herb garden, starting seeds indoors, and insect repelling plants.
Instead of using scented candles and sprays with questionable or down right toxic ingredients that you’ll be breathing into your lungs and body, choose to make your own healthy and natural deodorizing room spray with essential oils. A Natural Deodorizing Room Spray can be used in areas like: pet beds linens closets gym bags laundry rooms...
I was recently given a membership to the Herbal Academy of New England’s Herbarium in exchange for an honest, critical review of their resources. What is an Herbarium you ask? Well, an Herbarium is a collection of resources on….Herbs! Plants that you can eat, as well as use for medicinal and other purposes (like herbal...
Yes, this is not your ordinary bug trap. Now you can create your own DIY Designer Bug Trap! My original goal was to create a bug catcher to get the flies and gnats from in and around our back porch. This is a simple design where the kind of bug you collect depends on what...
Most herbs are easier to grow than vegetables and fruits. You can get started growing your own herbs today within your kitchen or right outside your door. Why Grow your Own Herbs? Growing your own herbs has a lot of advantages: It is Frugal. A lot of herbs are perennials, depending on your area, and...
I can’t believe how much I’ve learned in the past year! Check out the Simple Life Mom Top 10 of the year. I do things now that I never would have thought of this time last year (I love how banana peppers are right in the middle of all the DIY items). Thank you all...
Fall is such a fun time. Tucking in the Garden can be adventurous for my kids just as much as for me as a parent. My kids are so excited when the first few leaves fall…and yes, they will go get leaves from neighboring properties just to have the most perfect massive leaf pile. Now,...
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