The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners: A No-Stress Meal Plan with Easy Recipes to Heal the Immune System
How inflammation affects the body + the foods + meal plans to help heal the immune system. book by Dorothy Calimeris and Lulu Cook, RDN Inflammation. We needn’t just accept … Read More
Growing Sage
KITCHEN HERB basics: SAGE Basics on Sage (salvia officinalis) A staple in kitchens across America in November, Thanksgiving meals wouldn’t be the same without sage to spice up dishes! Plan to grow your own next season–with intent to use it during the next holiday season. It’s a constant in our gardens, and so simple to grow + enjoy throughout the year. … Read More
Oh, snap!
Snapdragons are an excellent choice for your garden, landscape, cut flower arrangements–and even planters and hanging baskets.
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ATOMIC HABITS
An easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones book by James Clear When one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation offers strategies + a framework for breaking nasty habits + incorporating good, life-enhancing new habits, we’re all ears, er, eyes. Sign. Us. Up. In Atomic Habits, Clear transforms the complexity of human behavior and habits, … Read More
July: Summer Road Trip Time
Two of the language’s most exciting words when put side by side: 1. ROAD 2. TRIP. Yes, road trip! Take a break from work. Get an ‘all-about-you’ break from the kids and/or grandkids. Get in the car and drive. Where to go? Take no more than 5 minutes to choose a destination, otherwise you may not leave the house. Get … Read More
Mesa Falls, Idaho
Mesa Falls. This destination? It’s a mesmerizing natural gem, truly. Heading to Yellowstone National Forest this summer? If traveling through Idaho to get there, consider adding Lower and Upper Mesa Falls to your travel plans. Just one hour south (50 miles) of the West Yellowstone entrance, you’ll find this gorgeous stop. It’s great for hiking, picnicking (carry-out what you carry-in), or … Read More
Summer’s Beauty Queen
Gerbera Daisy Oh, she’s a bloomin’ beauty alright. You just can’t go wrong with summer blooms. But our personal favorite? Hands-down, it’s the Gerbera Daisy (also known as Gerber Daisy). Dainty, brilliantly colored and hardy, we crown the Gerbera Daisy as the best beauty queen in potted arrangements, landscape beds—and it’s a ‘must’ for indoor cut floral arrangements. Their bright, … Read More
Plant: Knock Out® Roses
[thumbnail] Appropriately named, Knock Out® rose bushes stand-out like the knockout babes they are. Their brilliant flowers keep a’bloomin’ throughout the entire summer, and often until the first frost. It’s no wonder they’re one of the most popular roses in North America. Care Knock Out® roses are far from picky, too. And particularly in the month of June when we’re … Read More
Negril, Jamaica
Jamaica. It’s adored as a tropical paradise. The year-round forecast? Sunny and 80 degrees. Sign us up, mon.
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Get Dirty: fall’s beauty, the mum
It Just Isn’t Fall without Mums A fall floral favorite, the mum is as much a staple for fall as is a pumpkin to Halloween. Bright, colorful and versatile, mums transform front doors into festive welcome centers and complete harvest displays with brilliant, flawless beauty. You just can’t go wrong with the versatile chrysanthemum. And one more reason to love mums? … Read More