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The Garden Journal A Beautiful Five Year Record Keeping Tool

in #AD, gardening, giveaways, home gardens, journaling, new year planning, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Tomorrow marks the first official day of winter, which for most gardeners, or those aspiring to be, is the perfect time to be warm and cozy inside, while dreaming of what we want to do outside once the weather is warm again. I can think of no better book for garden dreaming and planning than The Garden Journal, a beautiful five-year record-keeping tool by Linda Vater. As a special thanks to my readers, I’m hosting a giveaway for a hardbound copy of this book.

The Garden Journal: A Five Year Record Keeping Tool!

The Garden Journal: A Five Year Record Keeping Tool

A Garden for Grace Book Review and Giveaway

in #AD, books, gardening, giveaways, review, by Linda A Kinsman, Thursday, July 14, 2022

I receive a lot of emails on any given day asking me if I’d like to review books that cover a wide array of genres, and usually, I can tell from the email copy if I’m interested. If you've been around my blog for a while, you know I love gardening and flowers and books- most especially, books about gardening and flowers! so of course I happily agreed to review and host a giveaway for a Garden for Grace, which is simply one of the sweetest books I’ve read in a long time.

A Garden for Grace Book Review and Giveaway:

A Garden for Grace Book

Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: Review & Giveaway

in #AD, #learning, books, gardening, giveaways, how-to, by Linda A Kinsman, Monday, January 31, 2022

We’ve finally made it to the end of January, and we can officially start the countdown to spring! With only 48 days of winter left, it’s time for us to start planning our gardens, which is one of my favorite winter activities. If you’ve read my blog or social media posts, you know I love flowers. I’m a cottage garden girl all the way! I lost a few plants last year including one of my oldest Peonies to some sort of infestation, so this book Attracting Beneficial Bugs to your Garden has come at a perfect time for me. I’ve been studying it on chilly winter nights and taking notes during my lunch breaks to better prepare myself for the gardening year ahead. Read on to learn more about gardening bugs (the good and the bad) and enter to win our first giveaway of the year!

Spring Is Coming!

Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden book

Micro Food Gardening & Tiny Plants Books Giveaway

in #AD, books, gardening, giveaways, houseplants, by Linda A Kinsman, Monday, July 19, 2021

I can’t believe we are in the middle of July already. With the sultry summer days upon us, adding more plants outside may not sound appealing, but these two books can help. The first book, Micro Food Gardening will show you how to plant tiny plants that will grow and thrive in small spaces like windowsills and front porches or stoops. The second book, Tiny Plants, will welcome you into the world of miniature house plants that will thrive in small spaces too. Read on to learn how to enter the giveaway for these two small, but mighty gardening book resources.

Two Books Giveaway!

Micro Food Gardening and Tiny Plants Books

Kitchen Garden Revival Book Review and Giveaway

in #AD, books, garden help, gardening, giveaway, how to, kitchen garden, raised beds, by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, June 05, 2020

I first learned about today’s book author, Nicole Johnsey Burke on my Instagram feed. Her account, GardenaryCo. is a lush, colorful garden paradise! If you love to garden, or want to start, you’ll want to follow that Instagram account for sure. Today’s post is about her newest book- Kitchen Garden Revival- A modern guide to creating a stylish, small scale, low maintenance edible garden. I am thrilled to hold this book in my hands! I have talked myself out of having another garden for one too many seasons, but not this summer. It’s not too late for me or you to have a small kitchen garden this year, so let’s get started.

Fresh from the Garden!

Kitchen Garden Revival Book shares garden crop

Three Simple steps to help relieve sore muscles this summer

in #AD, beauty, being active, Garden, gardening, health, hiking, sore muscles, summer, topical relief, wellness, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, May 27, 2020

On Memorial Day, I celebrated another trip around the sun by spending time with my family who showered me with love and lots of goodies to plant and tend to in my garden. They know that being in nature, surrounded by flowers, herbs and lush greenery is my Zen. One of the pluses of being in my fifties is I know myself really well and I’ve come to accept that my body, while still very capable, will respond to a day in the garden with aches and pains, especially in my back and knees by nightfall. Thankfully, I’ve discovered some simple steps to relieve my sore muscles that I think will help you this summer too.

Three Simple steps to help relieve sore muscles this summer

The Complete Book of Ferns Giveaway

in #AD, #giveaway, books, ferns, Garden, gardening, by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, January 31, 2020

It’s the last Friday of the first month of the year, so let’s celebrate with a giveaway! I’m ready for whimsical February to arrive and bring along some warmer temperatures. While we wait for garden season, I’ve been reading gardening books and sharing them here with you. Recently, I’ve been learning about Ferns from The Complete Book of Ferns by Mobee Weinstein. I’ve been wanting to add ferns to my outdoor gardens, so being asked if I’d like to review it and host a giveaway was a happy bit of luck.

Outdoor ferns stretch up to the sunlight

from The Complete Book of Ferns

The Pollinator Victory Garden Book Review and Giveaway

in #AD, books, flowers, Garden, garden help, gardening, how to, meadows, pollinators, shrubs, trees, by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, January 03, 2020

Happy New Year and happy Friday dear blog readers! I’m pretty stoked to be starting my tenth year of blogging this year! My blogoversary isn’t until September, but I’m counting this whole year as a victory! Which leads me to today’s post about a really cool book I received last month to share with you called The Pollinator Victory Garden Book by Kin Eierman. In the Pollinator Victory Garden Book, Kim will teach us how to win the war on pollinator decline with ecological gardening. Don’t worry if you have never gardened before, this book will take you by the hand walk you through the process and winter is the perfect time to plan for this year’s garden!

The Pollinator Victory Garden Book Review and Giveaway #ad

The Leaf Supply Guide to creating your Indoor jungle book review & Giveaway

in #AD, books, decorating, gardening, giveaway, green thumb, home decor, houseplants, intentional living, interiors, plant hacks, by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, November 08, 2019

Middle Tennessee got down- right cold last night, bottoming out at 30. It will get down to 23 tonight, which means my outdoor gardening days are done for another season. I will miss my flowers and greenery until next growing season. I won’t fret too much since I have the perfect chilly night companion- ©The Leaf Supply Guide to creating your Indoor jungle book by Lauren Camilleri and Sophia Kaplan. If you love houseplants and consider them a necessary part of your home’s decor, then read on to discover all the beautiful rooms and design ideas shared in this book. Plus, because I ladore my readers, I’m hosting a giveaway too!

Indoor jungle book review & Giveaway

Wordless Wednesday: Midsummer Blooms

in flowers, Garden, gardening, southern, wordless wednesday, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Rose of Sharon bloom with raindrops

Light bladder leakage won’t keep me from my gardening goals

in #AD, #PoiseMoment, Garden, gardening, goals, LBL, protection, spring, by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, March 30, 2018

Yesterday started out like many spring mornings, with grey skies and a light, gentle rain. Nothing like the previous night's storms that broke off a big branch of my just blooming Hawthorne tree! As I stood at my window and surveyed the damage, the quote "A goal without a plan is just a wish" by Antione de Saint Exupery was top of mind.

Planning out my Gardening Goals:

I pulled out my brand new garden journal, deciding to write my gardening ideas and goals down this year. There's lots of hard work and lifting ahead, so I'm not going to let light bladder leakage (LBL) keep me from my gardening goals!

Poise® helps me keep my #gardening goals #ad #PoiseMoment

Wordless Wednesday: Spring blooming trees

in apple, blooming, Garden, gardening, hawthorne, landscaping, pear, spring, trees, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Bradford Pear bouquet #spring #blooming #trees

Wordless Wednesday: Fall Flowers

in container, Daisies, fall, flowers, Garden, gardening, Mums, nature, pond, wildflowers, wordless wednesday, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Mums for potting for my porch and deck

Purple wildflowers by our pond #fall #flowers

Sunset Daisy bloom #fall #flowers

Please share in comments: What's blooming in your garden now? Or what are you potting in your containers?

Wordless Wednesday: June Flowers in my garden

in Coneflowers, Daisies, flowers, gardening, June, southern, Zinnias, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Coneflowers do well in southern gardens

Zinnias are perfect for container gardens

Daisies make any garden happier

Happy Wednesday!

Please share in comments: What's blooming in your garden this week?

Wordless Wednesday: Buds and Blooms

in blooms, buds, flowers, gardening, Lilacs, May, peony, Primrose, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Pink Primrose, Gardening, May, Flowers, Bloom

Pink Peony Buds, flowers, gardening, blooms, May

White Lilacs, flowers, blooms, fragrant, gardening, May

Happy May!

Please share in comments: What's budding and blooming in your garden?

Wordless Wednesday: Trees abloom

in gardening, Nashville, nature, pear tree blooms, spring, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, March 16, 2016

When does a simple walk to your mailbox turn into a nature trip? When the day was as gorgeous as yesterday was here! Our row of ornamental Pear trees called to me. I must be part bee!

Pear Trees in bloom, gardening, nature, blooms, Nashville

Look up through the branches, nature, blooms, trees, Nashville, gardening

Beautiful blossom bouquet

Please share in comments: What's blooming in your yard?

Color of the Month- March 2016 Succulent Green

in color, design, gardening, plants, succulents, by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, March 11, 2016

If we named months by the color we associated with them, March would simply have to be called green if you ask me! Green is everywhere! From the tiny light green fronds on my weeping willow, to the verdant green grass I see from my window, to the delicate green leaves of my newly emerging succulents. The photo of them below was the inspiration for March's color of the month.

Succulent green plant

I've curated a Pinterest board full of beautiful succulent greens this month. If you have a pin that would be perfect for my collection, leave me a comment and I'll add it!

Follow Linda A.'s board Color of the Month- March 2016 Succulent Green on Pinterest.

Happy Friday, Happy Spring! And stay tuned for my succulent gardening tips soon!

Please share in comments: Do you wear, grow, or decorate with this shade of green?

Learn a new craft skill free during National Craft Month + giveaway

in cooking, crafts, design, diy, gardening, jewelry, learn, projects, sewing, by Linda A Kinsman, Thursday, March 10, 2016

March is a perfect time to start a new hobby as the days get longer and warmer. For me, nothing soothes the soul quite like making something with your hands. Whether your craft style leads you to the kitchen to cook, the kitchen table to craft, or to the garden to work in the soil, everybody can be crafty. Yes! Even you!

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Some of my friends don’t think they have the time or skills to do a craft properly, so I wanted to share some amazing free mini-courses offered online at Craftsy.

DIY Chalkboard supplies crafts, supplies, fun

Easy Chalkboard Craft

At Craftsy you can:

“Explore DIY classes with hours of professionally-produced content for free! Learn a new skill in art, cooking, photography, knitting, crochet, quilting, sewing, woodworking, gardening, cake decorating and much more.”

For instance, in March my thoughts turn to gardening and sprucing up our outdoor space. I logged on to Craftsy, went to gardening and found this great free class on transforming your garden design, something I really want to do this year since my front flowerbeds have grown and matured since we moved here years ago and need help.

Free gardening design class online

If gardening isn’t your thing, you’ll find over 40 different free classes available. I found a beginner cooking class that will help any beginning cook feel better in the kitchen. Some of us seasoned cooks could probably find helpful tips from this lesson as well.

Free cooking class fix cooking mistakes

I love all that Craftsy offers, from their helpful FAQ’s, instructors who are so willing to go the extra mile to help you, to their Guarantee.

Craftsy class guarantee, never expries

Win It: National Craft Month Giveaway at Craftsy!

National Craft Month Giveaway

In honor of all of us who love to make things with our hands, Craftsy is giving away a special mystery box full of craft supplies, valued at $700! Entering is easy when you join and there is no purchase necessary.

Head on over to Craftsy.com now and follow their instructions.

Good luck and happy crafting!

Please share in comments: What is your favorite craft and have you started on a project this month?

Wordless Wednesday: summer flowers in bloom

in flowers, gardening, pots, summer, wordless wednesday, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, July 29, 2015

The summer heat has taken its toll on some of my flowerbeds and containers, but these faithful plants bloom for me season after season.

My WAHM Plan: Begonias in pots

My WAHM Plan: Succulent blooms

My WAHM Plan: Gladiolus

My WAHM Plan: Marigolds

Please share in comments: What's blooming in your garden this hot July?

Wordless Wednesday: Watering

in container, flowers, gardening, herbs, south, watering, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, July 01, 2015

The dog days of summer aren't upon us yet, but things are heating up in the south come July. Watering is a daily chore that I really don't mind- most days. Happy July, happy gardening readers!

My WAHM Plan: front porch watering #gardening

The watering can peaking out of our front porch railing is a call to action for me.

gardening, south, container, flowers, petunia's

I'll be swapping out Petunia's for Begonia's soon enough.

My WAHM Plan: watering Rosemary

Rosemary likes a a nice cool drink of water.

My WAHM Plan: watering and gardening in the south

Sometimes a light misting on plants and people is in order.

Please share in comments: What are you watering daily? Herbs? Flowers? Tomatoes?

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