by Shawna Lee Coronado | Dec 29, 2014 | Garden
New Years Eve will soon be upon us and I am always searching for creative way to save money and still throw a fun party. Try staying home this year and host a very modest party. Forget the new clothes and fancy-pants black-tie. Instead, opt in for an Ugly Sweater...
by Shawna Lee Coronado | Mar 4, 2014 | Garden
Want a super-easy spring display filled with flower-power? Plant pansies in stripes. They’re very easy to grow in the cooler spring weather. Once the Houston heat hits, they will wilt and can be planted over. Until then, place the flower in glorious rows for a huge...
by Shawna Lee Coronado | Feb 18, 2014 | Garden
Want to make a giant impact in your garden? Try using the “Short, Medium, Tall Garden Bed Technique” in your gardens this year. Above you see a photo I took several years ago at the Dallas Arboretum which demonstrates the technique quite nicely. In the front, along...
by Shawna Lee Coronado | Feb 4, 2014 | Garden
All we gardeners are huddled inside in the winter weather, pouring over seed catalogs and dreaming about this season’s garden design possibilities. Garden design can seem quite overwhelming when we are staring at the garden as a whole, but the best way to simplify...
by Shawna Lee Coronado | Jan 21, 2014 | Garden
You have a New Year’s Resolution to eat healthier food, but a winter-hankering for comfort food. How do you handle that conundrum? The best answer is to eat some cruciferous vegetables. Cauliflower, for instance, has a high level of vitamin C which helps boost mood in...
