Our 2020 Garden Plans: Vegetables & Herbs

Our 2020 Garden Plans: Vegetables & Herbs

Our 2020 Garden Plans: Vegetables & Herbs Spring is in the air which means it’s time to start thinking about our garden! Two seasons ago, we built a 4 x 10 raised bed in our backyard and this year, we’ll be building a second one to accommodate more...
Canning Jalapenos

Canning Jalapenos

Midwest Gardening My garden wasn’t as great this year as I would’ve hoped but I did get a ton of jalapeno peppers! So one day in late September, my parents and I spent an afternoon canning them. They also have a garden so, between their peppers and mine,...
Our Flowering Backyard

Our Flowering Backyard

Our Flowering Backyard For the past couple of weeks, our backyard was a sea of color. Delicate apple blossoms covered our two apple trees, bright pink flowers bloomed on our crabapple, and the three purple lilacs bushes produced a surprising amount of flowers. I loved...
My Upper Midwest Gardening Plans

My Upper Midwest Gardening Plans

There are two spots that I’m focusing on this year – the front flower gardens and the raised vegetable bed in the backyard. I’m so excited to be partnering with RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) for the second year in a row to help bring these projects to life!

A Flower Farm Near Wausau, Wisconsin

A Flower Farm Near Wausau, Wisconsin

A Flower Farm Near Wausau, Wisconsin GREEN'S FLOWER FARM Sylvia Green’s backyard is bursting with color. Flowers I never even knew existed stretch out in rows, filling up every inch of her 3/4 acre property. She took me up and down each row, describing every...