Martinis & Marigolds | Refreshingly Simple Garden Tips
Maximize Your Herb Garden: Tips for Preserving Your Herb Harvest
Aug 29, 2025
If you’re like me, when fall rolls around and frost is on the horizon, you hate to just throw the plants away.
And if you've grown herbs you probably have a lot of wonderful foliage on your plants. So what’s a gardener to do with all of this beautiful herb foliage?
Happily there are lots of ways to preserve your herbs for use during the cold of winter.
Read on to find out how!
Easy Steps to Create a Stunning New Garden Bed
Aug 21, 2025
Knowing that Labor Day is just around the corner usually makes me sad. But this year I am really looking forward to cooler temperatures and planning ahead for the spring. You may have heard that fall is a good time for planting shrubs and perennials. The fall is also a great time to create a new garden bed. My method uses some very simple steps and time to create a bed that is ready for spring planting. Read on to find out how to create a new garden bed The Easy Way!
Illuminate Your Garden: Simple Outdoor Lighting Tips to Transform Your Outdoor Space
Aug 13, 2025
One of the best things that we’ve added to our exterior landscape was lighting. I love coming home and seeing the front of our house beautifully illuminated in a way that highlights the plantings and architecture of our house.
Read on to find out how we did it and how to get started.
Banish Garden Pests the Natural Way: Smart, Safe Solutions for a Healthy Garden
Aug 07, 2025
As gardeners, we deal with lots of challenges in our gardens.
Unwanted insects in your garden are just that: unwanted. Unwanted insects may eat and destroy your vegetables and prized flowers, something both farmers and home gardeners have in common.
Organic gardening is a means of controlling unwanted insects naturally, without the use of dangerous pesticides.
Read on to find out how to control unwanted garden insects naturally that are also cheap, easy and good for the earth.
Guarding My Blooms: Strategies to Discourage Deer in a Country Garden
Jul 31, 2025
I have a live-and-let-live approach to dealing with wildlife that sometimes can be destructive. As long as things don’t get too out of hand, we share and deal with the downside.
In the past the deer have browsed on the lower limbs of trees on their way to other feeding grounds. Not a problem until last summer when I found that they had eaten every single daylily flower (and there were lots) and munched on my favorite begonias. And this year they’ve added flowers from the pots on the front porch to their menu.
Read on to find out what options I've explored and what I'm doing about it!
Kickstart Composting: Transform Your Scraps into Soil Magic
Jul 24, 2025
I love this time of year! We are so blessed with the bounty of summer fruits and vegetables. I hope that you are finding delicious ways to enjoy them!
But we are also faced with the resulting peels and pits that many times end up in our trash. According to the EPA “The estimated 35.3 million tons of wasted food that went to landfills in 2018 represents 24.1 percent of all MSW landfilled.” Somehow that just doesn’t make sense, since all of this organic waste can quickly break down and return lots of nutrients to the soil.
So what’s a home gardener to do? Composting your kitchen and garden waste is a great way to reduce the amount of waste you dispose of in the trash. By composting, you can generate a free source of nutrient-rich material to help improve your garden.
Read on to find out how to get started!
Sizzle and Serve: Garden Goodness on the Grill
Jul 17, 2025
With summer in full swing, the bounty of fruits and vegetables available is almost overwhelming. Grilling is an ideal way to cook not only meats, but fruits and vegetables as well.
Never done it before? Don’t worry - the good news is that grilling perfect produce is easy. Read on for a few helpful hints to make your fruit and veggie grilling a success.
How to Spend Less Time Watering and More Time Enjoying Your Garden
Jul 10, 2025
In most of the US the heat of the summer is upon us. This is the time of year that we see our plants drooping under the hot summer sun and we need to spend more time watering. Hmmm or do we?
Not if you use my secret weapon. Read on to find out how to decrease the time you spend watering your flower beds, giving you more time to relax and enjoy your garden.
It's Too Hot to Plant - Now What?
Jul 02, 2025
The heat of summer is upon us in most of the US. While it might be tempting to continue planting, the next optimum time to plant perennials and shrubs is fall.
So what' a gardener to do besides maintenance chores? (And hopefully by following our tips you don't have too many of those!)
Read on for 5 of my favorite gardening-related and relaxing things to do now that the rush of Spring planting is over.
5 Easy Ways to Host Stress-Free Summer Gatherings
Jun 26, 2025
Ready to enjoy your backyard without the party prep stress? Discover five simple tips to make your summer entertaining relaxed, beautiful, and totally doable—even if you're short on time or energy.
Read on for my tips on how to be a guest at your own parties!
From Salsa to Stew: Why Cilantro Deserves a Spot in Your Garden (Even If It Drives You Crazy)
Jun 19, 2025
Cilantro can be a tricky herb—beloved by some, despised by others, and quick to bolt in the heat.
But don’t give up on it! This one plant offers two flavors: fresh, zesty cilantro leaves in the spring and warm, aromatic coriander seeds by fall.
Read on to learn how to grow, harvest, and make the most of both.
Give Foliage the Spotlight in Your Summer Garden
Jun 12, 2025
Think flowers are the stars of the summer garden? Think again. Foliage plants bring bold color, texture, and structure that can take your garden from ordinary to unforgettable—and many are surprisingly low maintenance. Whether you're designing a lush container or refreshing a tired garden bed, leaves can do more than just fill in the gaps—they can steal the show. In this post, you'll discover three simple ways to use foliage for big visual impact. Ready to see how a few well-placed leaves can transform your garden?
Keep reading—you might never look at flowers the same way again.
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