How-To

  1. Losing My Canning Virginity

    It was hot, steamy, lasted nine hours and yes you DO get sore!!! My friend, Morgan Jarema, held my hand through my rite of passage and all the while we...
  2. Bringing Green Inside on WOOD TV8

    By showing multiple examples of how easy it is to bring nature indoors, Rachael Ruiz and I hope to inspire you to fill your home with plants and cuttings. Plants...
  3. Creating a Backyard Haven on WOOD TV8

    When you’re envisioning and creating your Heaven on Earth-Garden don’t forget about the hardscape (patios, paths, rocks, fountains, containers, birdbaths, etc…). It will create the structure on which to build...
  4. To Burn or Not To Burn…

    Grasses? Burning ornamental grasses in the spring is dangerous but way more fun than cutting and hauling them away. Less than one week later…new growth! I know the responsible answer...
  5. Bring In Those Bloomin’ Branches

    Inevitably, every Spring I will pass a neighbor’s home where they have just pruned a flowering tree, while it’s in bud, and they toss it to the curb! That magic...