Many people don’t think about planting shrubs in the fall, especially in the colder regions of the country, but guess what? I did something right recently. Turns out I wasn’t crazy for wanting to plant some lilacs this fall. Read on for lots of confirmation if you’re considering planting a shrub or two this fall… […]
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This week the friend I’ve called “best” since middle school turns 29. Again. For the 20th time. And, no, our hair isn’t quite so big now-a-days as it was in the nineties… In high school, Gina drove a used, red Pulsar that smelled of cigars and cherry car freshener–the first being remnants of the previous owner’s
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Seriously, today I’m gonna tell you how to make your own lilac sugar that can’t be beat. You’ll love sweetening your tea with it, sprinkling some over your next cupcakes, or using it to bake scones or sugar cookies. And it’s about the easiest thing I’ve ever made. In fact, the secret about lilac sugar?
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How to Clean Skunk Smell off of Your Dog It was so foul. If your dog gets sprayed by a skunk your stomach will turn, you will cry, you will actually taste the foulness, it is that bad, and you will definitely need to know this… Tomato juice won’t cut it. And most likely there
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Mint Lilac Tea–which I can totally grow, harvest, dry, and make at home–gives me great joy for very little effort. Now you can’t say that about many things in life. So I figured it was about time that I tell you about this tea.
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Have you tried making a floral simple syrup? If not, you may be shocked to find out how easy it is to make and even gift to friends and family. This week, I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of a few thrilling things here on the homestead, and while I wait I figured it was very
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Eggshells are loaded with calcium, which is a key ingredient in good soil. So if you’re looking for a great way to improve garden soil, stop throwing away your egg shells! Seriously. If you’d like to see how I make the easiest-ever compost tea, be sure to catch my instructional video below. And if you’re
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Honey is delicious. But floral-infused honey very well may be one of the sweeteners of heaven, right alongside maple syrup of course. Because I’m in love with my heirloom lilacs here around my 200-year-old farmhouse, and because I love experimenting with anything lilac flavored, my first attempt at honey infusion was a given. I knew
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If you haven’t tried making kombucha, I wanna change that; if you haven’t tried lilac blueberry kombucha, I hope I convince you that you’ll be a better person if you do. Okay, so that’s a little heavy handed. But I can promise that the few minutes of your day that you sit back with a
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It was a pretty monumental, cold, end-of-winter day when I discovered you can order succulents, wholesale, online. You know those little adorable plants that make wonderful party and wedding favors? Well, the first time I received that box of gorgeous plants and accessories, delivered right to my farmhouse porch on a freezing cold New England
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