A Cultivated Nest

A Budget Friendly Garden Makeover

Fall is a great time to plant just about everything! The cooler temperatures and added chance of good rain help the roots to become well-established. Plus, planting in the fall gives plants a head start compared to spring planting. Also, most of the Big Box stores start to clearance their garden section in fall in preparation for Christmas trees (at least around here). So that's another reason why ... Read More about A Budget Friendly Garden Makeover

My Largest Fall/Winter Vegetable Garden Ever!

The weather has just been perfect for the past week so I've been a busy bee getting my summer vegetable garden cleaned up and planting the fall/winter vegetables. I had such wonderful success using row covers on one bed last fall & winter that I decided it would be worth the investment to buy a few more to use this year. Row covers are specially designed to allow sunlight and rain to ... Read More about My Largest Fall/Winter Vegetable Garden Ever!

Red Toile Curtains with Yellow Pom Pom Fringe!

We had one very rainy stormy day this week so I decided to do a few indoor projects. Besides working on my bookcases, I also took down my polka dot curtains which I've enjoyed all summer. Here's my post from when I originally put them up in case you missed it. Polka Dot Curtains from IKEA And put back my favorite red toile curtains. Now I've had these curtains for years so putting them ... Read More about Red Toile Curtains with Yellow Pom Pom Fringe!

A Little Fall Decorating on my Outdoor Buffet

I thought I'd share the little bit of fall decorating that I did on the buffet that's in my screened porch. Now that the weather has cooled down we often eat lunch and dinner outside so I wanted to make my buffet table a little more seasonal. But I didn't want to over do it since I do set food on there and I didn't want to have to move stuff off in order to do that. I'm usually a more is ... Read More about A Little Fall Decorating on my Outdoor Buffet

Sprucing Up the Deck

I really need to re-do the stain on my deck - it's been peeling all summer. But that's too big of job to tackle right now so I thought I'd start with this - I know...awful right? A summer of neglect and hot temps and what was a planter full of colorful petunias is now one dried up petunia and a bunch of weeds! You can paint concrete planters! So I started by removing most of the dirt in ... Read More about Sprucing Up the Deck

Decorating My Barn

The weather is finally a bit cooler - YAY!! In the morning it feels quite like fall but by afternoon it's warm - but not hot and humid - so I've been trying to get caught up on all the gardening projects I had planned for the summer. A little project on my to do list was just to hang the window box my husband made me on my barn. I love the dusty blue against the red of barn! I ... Read More about Decorating My Barn