Gardening
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How to re-grow things from food scraps
When I first wanted to make safer and healthier changes for my family, I was on a very tight budget. It wasn’t easy to shop all organic everything but I found ways to do my best. One of the ways that I was able to get organic foods on a budget was growing my own food. I talk about this a lot on my blog and I hope you take the time to look deeper into gardening because it really can help you get the foods you want without the sticker price. Did you know that you can actually regrow food from your scraps? It is one of the best…
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The best flowers and plants for fall containers
The temps are getting slightly cooler here in South Carolina and that’s given me all the fall feels to decorate the exterior of my house with fall flowers + get to work on my fall garden. I normally do this a bit sooner than most people because I have to shoot my content before to have it ready in time for fall and every year I have to let go of my summer feelings before I can get ready for fall and all the things. I love summer so much but once the temps start dipping it makes me excited for new things and one of those are pumpkins and…
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Composting 101 and why I decided to do it!
I’ve had a family garden ever since I could remember. My Dad had a farm and growing up he planted a garden with his tractor every year. And every year we would tend to it. My love of gardening has transferred into my adult life helping me gain confidence growing plants indoors and also with my own backyard garden. It is my personal opinion that everyone should grow their own food. We all have the ability to do it… it might be growing things in pots inside our home but we can grow our own food. It can give us the access to fresh produce and spending less on our…
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Coconut Oil For Your Plants, Say WHAT?
Coconut oil is one of the best things on this planet, in my opinion. It can be used for SO MANY THINGS and has lots of health benefits. Spotlight on the way that coconut oil can be beneficial today is: FOR PLANTS! Did you know that you can use coconut oil to give your plants extra love? I’ve found that indoor plants require a little more TLC than the ones outside because they are in an unnatural environment. Plants were meant to be outside, don’t forget that. You can check out my full on “plant tips” blog post by clicking HERE. To use coconut oil as a plant mama love…
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My Top Five Indoor Plant Tips
I am obsessed with plants, especially indoor plants. The last few years I’ve grown my little plant family and have several plants in every room of my home. I love the way the green just brightens up any corner in any room. The foliage is something that is not only visually appealing but also therapeutic. Plants have an amazing ability to filter the air and can reduce allergy issues, respiratory issues and even headaches! I have really loved the health benefits that plants give, they are living and breathing (in their own way) miracles and having them in our home benefits us greatly. You can read more about the benefits…
