Remember going on scavenger hunts when you were a kid? Sometimes they were the most fun part of a social gathering – wasn’t it fun to be given a list and going off with your teammates to locate feathers, safety pins and purple crayons? b5Media’s Home and Dining Channel also remembers. What better way to […]
You’ve seen these right? Little 6-8″ pots with three or more plants in them. You find them everywhere. Even in stores that don’t carry gardening or even house supplies. They usually run any where from $2 - $7. Cheap, small, mass produced plants that are meant to attract people who […]
I was asked not so long ago, what drives me to create, and why I like to garden. I debated about posting an answer to this question for some time. As a blogger, I can pretty much say anything I want about a particular topic, with out constraint. But then comes the […]
About a week ago I was contacted by 21st Century Formulations to test a new product of theirs. I’m always willing to test new products, but with a warning that I will be brutally honest about it. I agreed to test their Skin MD Natural lotion and it was shipped to me within two days. […]
Looking for that perfect wine to go with your broiled parmesan and tomatoes? Check out our new wine blog here in Home and Dining, Behind the Vines. Farley does a wonderful job of paring wines with dishes. Be sure to check out her wine reviews and even some helpful tips for wine […]
Fall is in the air, which means harvest time for many vegetable gardeners. But it also sadly means only a couple more months of outdoor gardening. With colder weather approaching, and an abundance of veggies from the garden, here are some must try vegetable recipes to keep warm this season.
Cashew Green Beans
Onion […]
Check out Mother Earth’s Garden’s 50 Best Trees for a list of other trees to plant in your yard or garden.
Japanese Elm is a hardy tree that has replaced the more disease ridden American Elm for landscapers and property owners. It includes a variety of elms, including the most disease and insect resistant elm, […]
Yet another tree from Mother Earth’s 50 best trees for your yard and garden.
A very majestic tree that can grow very old. Definitely a tree you want to plant for future generations. Because they are pollution tolerant they also make great borders to road ways and sidewalks. Also a wonderful tree to have for fall […]
I’ve never been much of one to buy my plants from my local Wal-Mart, they usually don’t care very well for their plants and I end up getting diseased or sickly foliage. But, that aside, now is the best time to go perennial shopping! If your willing to hunt through the cast offs […]
Now this is just cool! I’m not sure I would have the time to do all of this, but it might be neat for a big get together. My only question is do you eat it, or just let it sit there and look pretty? It is definitely better than the vegetable […]
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