Mother Earth's Garden

Looking for a gift idea to give the gardener on your Christmas list? Here are a few of my favorite gardener’s gift ideas. These are the things that I would be thrilled to have under the tree.
Give your favorite gardener 12 Months of Flowers with this calendar that has a different bloom featured each month of the year. I’m a little partial to this calendar since all of the images are mine.

There is nothing better for a gardener than being able to garden right through the cold winter months. The AeroGarden with Herb Seed Kit gives you the opportunity to …read more

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If you have a bird fan on your Christmas list, or someone who enjoys feeding the birds, you can make them a jar mix they can feed to their backyard friends. It will be a fun and easy gift they can use.

Just layer different types of bird friendly seeds and nuts into a glass jar, wrap a ribbon around your jar, or add a fabric topper. Don’t forget to add instructions on how to use your bird seed gift.
Here are a few ideas for bird friendly treats to add to your bird seed jar gift.

sunflower seeds
mixed nuts
peanuts
raisins
sesame seeds
millet
thistle seed

Here are …read more

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Instead of purchasing a cut or plastic Christmas tree this year, why not consider a balled and burlaped Christmas tree you can plant  in the ground after the holidays?

There are a few drawbacks to getting a live Christmas tree:

You can’t keep it indoors more than a few days if you live in a colder climate, or the tree will start to come out of dormancy, then go into shock when you try to put it back outdoors.
You need to dig a hole now, because the ground may be frozen when you’re ready to plant your tree after Christmas.
It’s a little …read more

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I was watching the birds out the window this morning while I was enjoying my cup of coffee. There were quite a few cardinals, and even a blue jay enjoying themselves in my garden this morning.

I love seeing cardinals this time of year, they’re like a bright color patch on the landscape.
I enjoy feeding the birds through the winter months around our house. They’re fun to watch out the window during the cold winter days.
I’ve written about feeding the birds here at Mother Earth’s Garden in the past, here are some of my favorite bird feeding posts:

A Christmas Tree For …read more

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Instead of using the traditional greens for your holiday wreath, you can create a fresh cut flower and greens wreath to hang on your door, or to use as a table centerpiece.
Make your wreath using 2 wire wreath forms, cut pieces of floral foam (the kind florists use for fresh flowers, into 1-2″ strips and surround it with sphagnum moss and sandwich it in between the 2 wire wreath forms. Use floral wire to hold everything in place and to wire the two wreath forms together so they will not separate.

Find a large shallow pan, like a bar pan, or …read more

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I’ve always thought it would be fun to decorate my perennial garden for Christmas, but I never have. I’m still thinking about it for this year. Over the weekend I was checking out some solar Christmas lights to put int the evergreen trees in the front of my house.

While I was checking out the little solar lights I also saw some Christmas themed solar light stakes, and I almost bought them for my garden path. I even had them in my hand, then put them back. I guess the main thing stopping me was storing them away the rest of …read more

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I love bringing in fresh greens during the holidays and using them to decorate both indoors, and outdoors. When I was surfing around this morning I came across a new holiday greenery guide Martha Stewart put together on her website. It explains the ins and outs of fresh greens and how you care for the different types of greens.

The guide has a beautiful slide show to go with it, showcasing stunning ideas for you to display your holiday greenery. Each slide has a tip for caring for your greens, such as:

How to help your holiday greenery maintain their moisture longer, …read more

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I’ve been posting quite a few gift ideas for the gardener lately, so I thought I’d round all those up into one handy dandy gift guide for the gardener before everyone is in full Christmas shopping mode.

Gardeners love gifts from the garden, and gifts they can use in the garden. Many are also nature fans, so gifts related to nature are always a good choice.
Here are a few of the gardener gift ideas I’ve mentioned this year, or in the past here at Mother Earth’s Garden.

Harvest Eating Cookbook
Garden Planter Gift Ideas
Emily The Story Of A Chickadee (for nature or garden …read more

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If you had a wonderful harvest this year you can give back by donating some of that late season harvest to those less fortunate than you. I’m always thankful for the food that I get from my garden. There’s almost always more than we can eat ourselves.

This time of year there’s not much left from my garden but I do still have some potatoes, winter squash, onions, watermelon, pumpkin, turnips, cabbage, and apples floating around.
If you have some late season bounty why not donate it to a local food kitchen, or make something to take to your food kitchen and …read more

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I love using pinecones to decorate this time of year. There are so many things you can do to add them to your winter holiday decor. Here are a few of my favorite ideas:

Scented pine cones are really easy to make, mix them in with the scents you’d like them to have, and seal them up for a few days. Cinnamon and cloves are my favorite scented pinecones.
Add pine cones to fresh green wreaths or garlands.
Make pine cone reindeer for your holiday table. They make adorable place card holders.
Add them to glass jars with some Christmas ornaments to make a …read more

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