Too Honest Moms

Have you ever wondered how florists and decorators put together those beautiful displays of over the top holiday greens? Turns out it is e...

I love canning. Especially in the fall when it makes the house warm and cozy. I also love that it is a easy way to preserve and share the b...

  My Personal Assistant loves all things construction. (It might have something to do with the number of site visits I take him on, but...

See that little bit of red? That is my wheelbarrow. My totally normal-sized, not-miniature-at-all wheel barrow. The giant UFO sized disks...

Tomato pie really is one of the best things on earth, and chances are, you are missing out. Part savory cheese cake, part pie, part gale...

The thing I love about summer, especially late summer, is eating fresh food from the garden. Like refrigerator pickles. The recipe could not...

Welcome to part 2 of my mid-summer garden update. You are thrilled I am sure. Whatever, I am doing it anyway. The play area looks reall...

Can you believe it is mid-summer already? Holy cow. Summer must be the fastest season. Really, July always seems to catch me off guard. ...

I have wanted a water feature in the garden for a long time. This year I finally found a solar powered fountain pump that looked like it w...

I was going to write about just one quick fix, then as I was taking the final picture, I realized there were several in one area. Here'...

We did a blitz on the house this weekend. It was a mess. Two years without a big spring cleaning and purge had caught up with us. (Coinciden...

I have a confession to make. I am, by trade, a Landscape Architect. When people discover this, I get a lot of questions. And that's coo...

Yup. That about sums it up. I wish I had been the one to come up with this graphic, or that I could track down who did, because I think...

Sunday evening makes me sad. The weekend is over and a new work week filled with busy-ness is about to begin. About four years ago I starte...

I love natural playgrounds . I am crazy about them. They offer so many befits for kids and the environment. As a designer, I also love tha...