by Noelle Bertram | Oct 5, 2023 | Home & Garden
Best Companion Plants for Karl Foerster Grass Karl Foerster is one of the easiest, most fool-proof native grasses to grow. I tried counting how many are in my garden yesterday….& stopped counting at 15! You know you love a plant when you buy that many. ...
by Noelle Bertram | Sep 25, 2023 | Home & Garden
How to Create a Drought-Tolerant Garden  In today’s world, as many governing bodies are requiring that homes replace natural lawns with artificial turf, in an effort to save water: learning how to create a drought-tolerant garden may be more important than...
by Noelle Bertram | Sep 13, 2023 | Home & Garden
Is Artificial Grass Worth It? I put in a large rectangle of fake grass about two years ago, to elevate the look of my burgeoning French country garden. Before, that area was REAL grass. And while it looked beautiful at first, it quickly became problematic: there...
by Noelle Bertram | Aug 17, 2023 | Home & Garden
How to Self-Water Plants When on Vacation So….you’re headed out of town, & don’t exactly trust your neighbors to water your plants while you’re gone??! HA! There’s such a simple thing you can do, whether you need to water indoor or...
by Noelle Bertram | Aug 12, 2023 | Home & Garden
Why Catmint Must be Cut Back Mid-Summer Catmint, also called Walker’s Low, is one of the most popular plants in Garden Zone 6: landscapers use it prolificly where I live. In fact, my original landscapers put six of them in my front yard. This is great when...
by Noelle Bertram | Aug 7, 2023 | Home & Garden, Inspiration
How to Create a Custom Bookcase with Tile Getting my “She Shed” together has turned into a year-long project: from installing insulation & drywall, to putting in wood flooring ~ it has given me a run for my money! But once all the hard stuff was...
