1. A Neighborhood Holiday Tea: The Decoration

    | Design, Economical, Entertaining, Fun, garden, Gardening, Holiday Arrangements, Holiday Containers, Holidays, How-To, Interior Plantscape, Tea Party, WholeHome
    December 15, 2011
    Decking the halls for the holidays is always more streamlined and efficient when there is a deadline involved. This year it was a neighborhood holiday tea that we Drake girls were hosting for our neighbors, family and friends. Now that the party is over, we are just sitting back and enjoying a relaxing holiday...
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    Holiday Containers: BIGGER Impact, Even LOWER Cost and Still, LOTS of Gold Spray Paint

    | Design, Economical, Fun, garden, Gardening, Green Living, Holiday Containers, Holidays, How-To, WholeHome
    December 5, 2011
    One of sixteen containers, decked for the holidaysand all for $16.25 each! I received an “Anonymous” nasty-gram after posting Holiday Containers: BIG Impact, LOW Cost and LOTS of Gold Spray Paint, on November 28th. Something to the effect of: That’s not cheap, blah blah blah! (Only meaner.)Alright, Anonymous commenter: If you’re not going to be...
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    mTip: Oversummering Holiday Evergreen Trees

    | Design, Economical, Free, Garden, garden, Gardening, Giving, Green Living, Holiday Containers, Holidays, How-To, mTIPS
    December 2, 2011
    A Fraser Fir purchased LAST YEAR for holiday decoration,oversummered in our kitchen garden.This holiday season it is being reusedto create a festive entry to our greenhouse. Dont toss out those cute little ‘live’ evergreen trees when the holiday season comes to a close. Oversummer it and reuse it the next...
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    Holiday Containers: BIG Impact, LOW Cost and LOTS of Gold Spray Paint

    | Design, Economical, garden, Gardening, Holiday Containers, Holidays, How-To
    November 29, 2011
    Cost effective exterior holiday arrangement. This year, like most people, we’re watching every penny, especially during the holidays. This “non-recession” recession has fertilized (pun absolutely intended) my creativity and has impeled me to be more resourceful. Tough love. On this Monday after Thanksgiving I stand strong, a la Yul Brynner in The King...
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    Candlelit Harvest Dinner at Trillium Haven Farm

    | Appetizers, Cookies, Dessert, Drinks, Entrees, Field Trip, Fun, garden, Gardening, Gluten-Free, Green Living, Halloween, Healthy Living, How-To, Pasta, Plant to Plate, Plant-Based Cuisine, Raw, Raw Food, Sides, Snacks, Vegan, WholeFood
    November 9, 2011
    Raw Fresh Apple CiderThe kids enjoyed using farm’s vintage apple pressto squeeze the apples into cider! It was risky to schedule a raw dinner down on the farm at the END of October, but Trillium Haven Farm hosted a harvest culinary adventure we’ll never forget! A big raw, delicious THANK YOU to...
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