A Rustic Home | September 22, 2009
From the National Gardening Association
Good News!
Gardens are powerful educational tools, providing opportunities for children to experience the natural world as they develop strong academic skills and positive attitudes toward fresh fruits and vegetables, and learn important sociological skills that enhance the quality of their lives. Says one teacher from the Arnold Schwarzenegger Charter Elementary School [...]
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A Rustic Home | September 22, 2009
OK, let me clarify. I am not suggesting you pick Mrs. Brown’s prized begonias. What I am suggesting is that you take a look around the neighborhood to get ideas as to what works where. It is likely that you and your neighbor’s share similar soil conditions and weather patterns. Your plants will likely thrive [...]
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Tags: Mother Nature, plant placement, plants, soil conditions, sun exposure, weather patterns
A Rustic Home | September 17, 2009
As we head into fall, I like to break out the slow cooker. I love being able to throw in some ingredients and go about my day, knowing there is a warm, delicious meal waiting at day’s end. I thought you might enjoy the simple recipe for BBQ ribs.
2 lbs. boneless ribs (Beef, Pork, [...]
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Tags: baby back, BBQ ribs, crockpot, ribs, slow cooker
A Rustic Home | September 13, 2009
Chef Keith Snow from http://www.harvesteating.com demonstrates an easy way to get rid of pesky fruit flies.
This is a quick and easy solution to those pesky fruit flies.
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A Rustic Home | September 12, 2009
Halloween Bears
These Bearington Collectibles are the perfect Halloween gift for the little goblins your life. Each bear is made with the impressive attention to detail and the dependable high quality you’ve come to expect from the Bearington Collection of stuffed toys.
Halloween Bears
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A Rustic Home | September 11, 2009
Tia Pinney shows us how to create a quick and easy compost pile. Personally, I always like to add some worms to help the process along and their castings (fancy word for worm poop) are nutrient rich. Everything that goes into the compost pile doesn’t end up in the landfill – yea!
Tia Pinney is a [...]
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A Rustic Home | September 10, 2009
If you don’t have a lot of space or don’t live on the ground level, don’t despair – a lush garden can still be had. It just may need to be in the form of a potted garden.
When planting in pots make sure there is plenty of drainage. In the ground, there is plenty of [...]
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A Rustic Home | September 5, 2009
Looking for a special and unique baby gift? Look no further than this fabulous collection by Baby Bearington. From wonderful baby blankets that are so snuggable to cute stuffed animals that are sure to become your child’s favorite.
Baby Bearington features products from the makers of BEARINGTON BEARS. The Bearington Baby Collection offers award winning baby [...]
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A Rustic Home | September 2, 2009
Save money while helping the environment with this rustic, wine barrel water collector.
water collector green sustainable gardening barrel
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Tags: barrel, Barrel Water Collector, collector, gardening, green, sustainable, water, Weekend Project
