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Now that winter is on its way and the gardening season is over for this year I thought I'd follow up on my spring gardening post. I honestly wish the season was a bit longer, but I'll take what I can get. The winter break is nice as well. Over all our garden did well this year. Some things worked better for us than others. Below are some pictures that were taken throughout the season. Our beans and snow peas were a huge success! We will be planting those again. We had a numbe

This is a little project I completed earlier this year in the spring. This is the rocking chair I rocked my babies in when they were small. However, now they are growing up and no longer rock with me in the middle of the night. Bitter/Sweet! Instead of leaving this in the basement to collect dust, I decided to use it out on the porch. What better place for a rocking chair is there anyway? It got a fresh coat of paint in a very fun and bright colour! It adds some interest, it

This is a follow up post from my last porch post. My last post I talked about the exterior as a whole and how adding a porch made a big difference to the look of our home. Check out the before and after here. Today I'm going to talk about the pretty, the little details, the things that I will be able to change with the seasons. I am so looking forward to changing the porch décor with the seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. Don't forget Christmas! It has me looking forw

This is the front of our house when we bought it. Not exactly a designers dream….or maybe it is, it was structurally sound, the location was right, the size was right, the rest was a fun challenge to be worked on. Check out those bushes….not even exactly sure how to describe them, just look….they are massive, not exactly adding to the curb appeal, they dwarf the house. Just in case you think it would look better without the snow, here is a spring picture: Yeah, not really any

So I realize this isn't exactly a gardening blog and this isn't exactly a design/decor blog post, but in some ways how you plan your garden does relate to design. From my experiences I have learned that starting with a plan or a design is important (and I would not qualify myself as an experienced gardener or claim to know what I'm doing, I'm often calling my mom for advice, thanks Mom!). However, you need to research different components (much like planning your home) You ne