Yard Shame. I’m too embarrassed to show them my yard. Living in the Southwest, in particular Albuquerque has some challenges. It’s really hard to have a nice yard here and most of us are left with a sea of gravel, old trees with dead grass or just dirt and weeds. This happens, life … [Read more...]
My top 5 tips for choosing outdoor furniture for the Southwest: Timeless: Outdoor furniture can be an investment, think of it just as you would your indoor furniture and get pieces that work with your style or a style that is timeless. Don’t rush into buying this furniture; take your … [Read more...]
Picture this, you come home from work, the kids jump out of the car and start playing right away in your front yard. They are kicking the soccer ball, swinging on a rope swing, and rolling toy cars up and down the patio. You drop your bags off on the kitchen table, grab some veggies from your … [Read more...]
How is the month going for you? Last week I gave you the month off from outdoor gardening. Awesome right. But there are a few things you can do right now while you stay cozy and warm indoors. You can start to PLAN your yard for this year. Are you the type of person who made a list last year … [Read more...]
Traditionally, January is the coldest month in New Mexico and that is holding true this year. We have been blessed these first 12 days of the year with lots of precipitation. The El Nino weather system is really producing with rain, sleet and snow. And it’s not unlikely that we might see all of … [Read more...]
No, it’s not what you are thinking, there is no red sauce involved. Lasagna gardening is the most inexpensive way to get amazing soil. So what is lasagna gardening? It is a technique that involves strategically layering organic material that will decompose to create a rich growing material. This … [Read more...]
As I mentioned in the previous blog post, I had the idea to make this outdoor kitchen about a year ago. I’ve had great success using file cabinets outdoors for many years now. What I had found from my previous experiments had been that file cabinets, if spray painted, don’t rust while in the … [Read more...]
I’m absolutely thrilled to share with you today my DIY outdoor kitchen. I’ve wanted an outdoor kitchen for years but as the saying goes, the plumbers drains are sometimes clogged. Well, the landscape architects yard is not always finished. Don’t get me wrong, I completely enjoy designing outdoor … [Read more...]
Let’s face it it’s HOT outside and right now is not the time to be out in the garden, well except perhaps to pull the weeds. (wink) But now is the time to think about what other types of elements might add interest to your yard during these hot times. And for this I recommend ART. Below are … [Read more...]
When talking with people about rain barrels they always ask about the rain chain. It’s assumed that the mere fact of collecting rain water must require a rain chain. I’m going to settle this once and for all. A rain barrel collects and stores the rain water. Water is dispersed into the rain … [Read more...]
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