Product Reveiw ~ Miracle Gro Expand 'n Gro Concentarted Planting Mix

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Well, we had a cold snap last night.

I'm not one bit happy about it.

But it IS March in Iowa....

We open the camper this weekend.

( henceforth to be referred to as The Trailerhood 2 )

I , of course , have flowers and plants at my Trailerhood 2  , also.

As I am only there on weekends , I usually add a soil moistener to my pots.

 But I think I have found a new product to try.

This is what their website says about Miracle Gro Expand 'n Gro

* Up to 3X more flowers and Veggies versus native soil.

* Improves soil for multiple years.

* Expands up to 3X when water is added.

* Feeds plants for 6 months.

* Holds moisture 50% longer than potting soil.

And this is what makes Miracle Gro  Expand 'n Gro unique.

It's the combination of Miracle Gro Plant Food and Coconut Coir Fiber.

Coconut WHAT you ask...

Well, let me tell you.

Coconut Coir Fiber is a bi product of the coconut.

After the flesh ( fruit sounds better , but I guess it is referred to as flesh ) and milk are used for food and the long fibers are used for doormats and flower pots ,etc. the short fiber and the pith are left. These used to be disposed of. Now they are compressed and used as soil amendments ! How exciting is that !

 

Anyway ...

The coir is not only a soil amendment , it also expands in water.

What's so great about that you ask...

Think about this ~

Consider lifting a a heavy bag of potting soil versus a compact ,lightweight bag of  Expand 'n Gro.

Or

Filling those big pots  full of heavy potting soil versus filling them 1/3 of the way with Expand 'n Gro and adding water .

See where I'm going ?

Then there is the fact that the coir fiber retains 50% more moisture than potting soil.

Less watering !

Which is great , if like me you have weekend plants you want to keep beautiful .

And what makes this a better option than soil moisture additives is that it slowly releases the water as the plant needs it rather than staying wet all the time and rotting plants if we get to much rain.

( I speak from experience there )

Miracle Grow Expand 'n Gro isn't just for pots, it is also great for amending your garden soil too.

Do you have trouble keeping your plants moist enough in the heat of summer ?

or

Remembering to fertilize?

This may be a product for you to try.

Leave a comment below for a chance to recieve a trial bag.

There is also a coupon here~

Expand ‘n Gro™

As soon as I can start potting , I'll give you an update on this product.

 

 

 

 

Moon Garden Update

The moon garden in spring is a little bare.

 But , I'm sharing it anyway.

That's right , if you read my blog , you get the ugly with the beautiful  not so ugly...

But really, it's April in northern Iowa.

Normally we don't see even this much plant life.

 I did plant a Bleeding Heart with Addie last Wednesday.

( this picture was taken prior to that )

Did you notice the tree stump in the black container in the back of the garden ?

Now you really think I'm weird right?

Em sure does.

Well, it's the start of an awesome feature for the Moon Garden this year.

( I hope anyway )

This is what it will end up like.

( again , I hope )

That's right !

ANOTHER wine bottle tree !

 Because , really, can any person living in the Trailerhood have too many wine bottle trees ?

I think not.

Plus, I have plenty of wine bottles...

(All those corks came from somewhere you know .)

Last year , I filled in with a lot of annuals.

I plan to add a bunch this year too ,

when you live close to as many greenhouses as I do , you can't help yourself.

I shop for plants like other women shop for shoes,

not that I don't love shoes, I do....

But I want to add more perennials than annuals this year.

I love perennials for the " bones" of the garden,

however,

 I really feel you need some annuals for constant color.

Just my opinion of course,

but, it's my blog ,

so I get to say what I want ....

Here is a little Moon Garden inspiration I got from Pinterest .

The White Garden  at Sissinghurst , Kent, England

Wish I had this shed !

Wouldn't this group of containers be FABULOUS in the Moon Garden ?

Old galvanized metal filled with white flowers...

LOVE

But here is my ultimate goal ~

Notice the Datura dangling above the rock ?

GORGEOUS !

 Yes ?

YES!

Wish me luck !

I'll keep you updated .

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Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage http://www.abeachcottage.com/
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Thursdays are Your Days @ 52 Mantles http://www.52mantels.com/
Show and Tell Friday@ My Romantic Home http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Inspiration Friday@ At the Picket Fence http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
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Potpourri Friday @ 2805 http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/
Fabulous Friday @ Faith,Trust and Pixie Dust http://michellelunt.blogspot.com/
Weekend Bloggy Reading : Link Up @ Serenity Now http://www.serenitynowblog.com/
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Crazy Family Holidays.... LOVE them

Happy Easter Everyone !

We are kind of a dysfunctional non traditional family.

We had our Easter get together yesterday ( Saturday ).

No traditional ham or egg bake brunch for us.

Nope.

We had a fish fry.

Ya know, years ago , that may have driven me crazy.

Back in the day when I thought family holidays were supposed to be more Ozzie and Harriet than the Osbornes.

When I tried to plan a beautiful table scape.

You know , all Martha Stewart like.

But the centerpiece always got in the way.

And real dishes have to be washed, not just thrown away.

And after several glasses of wine ,

NO ONE in my family wants to do dishes !

I woke up a bit matured since then.

It took me years of disappointment to realize it's not how the gathering looks that is important,

it's who you spend it with.

We were only missing a few family members yesterday,

which is pretty good considering the "kids" are now adults with lots of other "perfect" family gatherings to attend.

This was the first year in a long time we had a "kids" table !

I had a lot of fun with that.

Although it was almost a bomb too.

We have a 2 1/2 year old , a 1 1/2 year old and a ( forgive me Jasmyn , I don't remember ) 7 or 8 year old.

All girls.

The little ones were sitting on their Mom's laps eating.

I thought , well , that table I scrambled to make was a total waste of time....

but then the next thing I knew ,

they had all discovered it and were sitting there happily eating at their own little table :)

( Of course , no picture ... wine remember ... )

Trust me , it was C*U*T*E !

PLUS ... I have to find more chairs for my kids table !

Two , that's right TWO of my nieces announced they are expecting in the fall.

Our family is expanding rapidly !

We may not be the Waltons ( or even close )

And I'm pretty sure Martha would have a heart attack looking at my table and buffet.

But my crazy family puts the FUN in DYSFUNCTIONAL !

And I wouldn't have it any other way !

Yep, that's the Crazies...

Beautiful table huh?

I didn't even try to disguise it with a table cloth....

More highlights~

Huntin for eggs...

OK Ryan didn't hid them well....

but we have LITTLE hunters.

And it rained..

Addie wasn't sure about picking up wet eggs.

But she caught on.

Quick !

"My" had to hold the basket.

Addie was too busy huntin`.

Jackpot !

Well, kinda...

 I think she was disappointed there was no chocolate.

I put quarters in the eggs.

When Addie was opening her eggs she said , " money....AGAIN."...sigh..

That kid cracks me up !

I hope all of you had a blessed Easter !

I know I sure did!

3 Crisis and ... my Wednesday with Addie

Yesterday was Wednesday.

My favorite day of the week.

My day with my darling baby girl.

She isn't a baby though and she will tell you in no uncertain terms!

" Addie a big girl Grandma! " she tells me.

And she is right .

She's is getting so grown up . ( 2 1/2 )

What a little helper she is turning out to be too.

She loves her swing ( which I posted about a couple weeks ago )

We spent quite a bit of time swinging.

I was trying to sing  to her  ( trying being the operative word here )

Just a Swingin' , remember that old song.

If not , don't worry about it , I just dated myself there.

Anyway , she wasn't impressed...

Finally I got her out of the swing with a bribe of BUBBLES !

It was so windy , all you had to do was hold the wand up and a million bubbles went floating on the air !

I not sure who had more fun , Addie or me .

She kept saying , " darn wind "

 We defiantly had crazy wind hair !

Good thing I wasn't in the pictures..

It was bad !

Then we planted some flowers.

I know ...

It's Iowa and only the beginning of April.

I know better.

But I just couldn't help my self !

I bought some violas at Kmart.

Violas are tough little guys , so even though it is supposed to get in the 30's tonight, I think they will be fine.

If not .... I did know better.

Anyway I potted them and Addie watered them.

No pictures, my hands were dirty.

And let's just say they were watered REALLY well.

I should have been paying closer attention.

Like I said , Violas are tough little things....

And they look soooo much better on my farm table than those silk hydrangeas I put there.

You know how I can tell none of my really close friends read my blog ?

If they did , I would have had TONS of comments when they saw the post with the silk flowers.

I am NOT a fan of silk flowers to say the least.

But it was too cold here for any thing else.

So I broke my own rule.

NO silk flowers outside !

It drives me CRAZY...

So now I won't drive myself crazy...

The silk hydrangeas have been replaced by REAL , living ( for now ) Violas !

We also planted a white Bleeding Heart in the Moon Garden.

I'm sure it will be fine.

It was quite a chore keeping Addie from picking the "hearts" off the Bleeding Heart !

She said " look Grandma , hearts . Addie LOVES hearts!"

And I said " look Addie ... dandelions ! "

Crisis averted ...

Have I told you Addie loves chalkboards as much as I do ?

She found my Wine Cork Chalkboard , well it wasn't really hiding, it was leaning against the wall because I haven't done anything with it yet....

Anyway , instead of writing on it , she wanted to pull the corks off...

Nope, not gonna happen ,  those took me too much time to glue on .

Sooo....

I got her chalkboard out and gave her a container of wine corks....

Most people's grandchildren play with building blocks ....

 Not mine, mine play with wine corks.....

Another crisis averted.

To round out our crazy eventful day...

We dyed Easter Eggs !

Emily loves to dye eggs. ( I really mean that , seriously , she does )

 And Sarah got there in time for the craziness fun.

The blue dye was in front of Addie.

We had a LOT of blue eggs.

And she had really blue fingers....

But...I wrapped a towel around her to save her clothes.

Smart Grandma , huh?

"My" ( Emily ) likes to put designs on her eggs with crayon.

When I said we were going to use food coloring instead of one of those kits with the pellets,

 she said,

" but Mom, then we won't have the crayon to make designs with "

 ( this is my 22 year old speaking )

Sooo....

I took the white crayon from Addie's crayon can .

( that's right, can , not box , we're odd , remember? )

Crisis #3 averted...

Beautiful , huh ?

Wednesdays are wonderful !

( Seriously , I mean that too .)

If I wasn't sarcastic all the time, I wouldn't have to put those disclaimers in , right?

Linking this post to :

http://rosevignettes.blogspot.com/2010/08/fresh-cut-friday.html

Easy Peasy Spring Wreath

Today was a good/bad sort of day.

The bad ~ no Addie today.

Her Mommy had the day off and she wanted to spend the day with her.

I can't blame her , she works a lot and doesn't get a lot of extra time with Addie.

But bummer for me ...

The good ~ since I wasn't entertaining a two year old ,

and it was a beautiful day,

I got a bunch of projects done.

One for me and THREE ( yes three ) for the store !

Today I'm sharing the one I made for me.

I'll share the others, I promise ~later.

I wanted to make a Spring wreath for the entry.

(Mostly cause there was some linky parties I wanted to participate in.)

But I had no inspiration.

I wanted something different.

So where did I go for inspiration ?

You guessed it ...

Pinterest.

But I don't have a pin to show you ,

mine is kind of a combo of some I found.

Here what I came up with ~

Kinda cute huh?

This is what I started with ~

A straw wreath

 ( I picked up a bunch of these a while back at the thrift store for 50 cents each ! )

Some felt flowers I made too many of a while ago.

Fabric

Straight pins

Yarn

First I cut my fabric into strips

Now you may or may not have caught on to this by now ,

I don't do ANYTHING exactly.

This is why I will never be a quilter.

So don't ask what size the strips are ~ K , K...

I can tell you this ,

I used one fat quarter .

Funny I know what a fat quarter is , right ?

I don't even own a sewing machine.

But fat quarters work perfectly for chair seats .

Perfect size .

Plus my store is right next to the most fabulous quilt shop...

Oops, got a little off track there.

Anyway....

If I had to guess , maybe 2 inch strips .

They weren't all the same and and it really doesn't matter.

Next~

Pin the first strip to the back of the straw wreath.

Continue to wrap the fabric strips around the wreath so the straw is covered.

When one strip is done , pin the next one on .

I used two pins each time.

Should of gotten a picture of that ... Oops

I'm not much good at this tutorial stuff...Sorry

But it's really easy... Promise

Then...

I pinned on the felt flowers.

Did I mention I didn't use any glue ?

Only pins ...loved it !

No burned fingers :)

Plus , it made it really easy to move them around when I didn't like the placement.

I used the last strip of fabric to make a loop at the top to hang it.

Again , just fold it over and pin it underneth.

I didn't quite like the way that looked.

It didn't look finished to me.

Sooo...

I took some yarn ,

made a bunch of loops ,

cut another peice of yarn and tied it through the middle of the loops to make a bow.

Then , I tied the bow to the strip that was pinned to the wreath.

A much more finished look.

My finished wreath.

It took me less than 30 minutes to complete.

I'm happy with it .

Easy Peasy !

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For the Love of NOLA

Well  friends , I am back from the Big Easy.

And I must say , it was everything I expected and a little more.

There were a few things I wanted to do but didn't.

 ( ran out of time and the weather did not cooperate on our last day )

I did not get to say hello to Marie Laveau ( which was just fine with the guys )

and I did not get to tour a plantation.

Maybe next time.

Here are things I did do and my top 6 loves of New Orleans.

# 1 - Shotgun Houses

I instantly fell in love with the little Shotgun Houses.

The were vividly colored ( hard to tell from some of my photos ),

had cute little porches, and some had intricate detail ( notice the iron work on the one at top left).

The pink one in the lower right hand corner is an example of a " Double Shotgun" house.

Shotgun houses are long and narrow, and  a lot of them open right to the sidewalk with very little front yard.

They get their name from the fact that if you open the front door and the back door you can fire a shotgun straight through without damaging any walls.

#2 Courtyards and Balconies

Many homes in the French quarter are built very closely together.

And with the sub tropic climate, people needed cool places to relax.

The top six pictures are the courtyard of the Chateau Hotel  where we stayed.

The Chateau was once an elegant New Orleans home.

The picture middle row , far right shows the covered bar in front of the reconstructed slave quarters.

Our room was in what originally was the stable and the stairway to it was in the grain silo !

As I am a bit of a flower and plant nut , I fell in love with the balconies.

The two pictured were across from our hotel.

The courtyard on the bottom right was behind a gate in the Garden District.

Which brings me to # 3 - the Garden District

The Garden District is a historic neighborhood in New Orleans known more for the beautiful architecture and mansions than for the gardens , although the gardens are beautiful also.

We walked our rears off this day !

That is the best way to see and appreciate the Garden District.

#4 - The Cemeteries

Here's a weird fact about me you may not know ( or want to ),

I love cemeteries.

Weird but true.

And the older , the better.

All the stories of all the people behind those stones...

New Orleans cemeteries are a completely different story.

Because New Orleans is below sea level , the  heavy rains would cause the dearly departed to reappear, they developed the crypt system.

Crypts are generally owned by the same family for generations.

We saw some crypts with up to 25 family members inside.

How can this be you ask?

Well, because of the sub tropic climate in New Orleans , the crypts act as sort of a natural crematorium.

Within one year the body will have turned to ash and there is room for the next one.

Which works great as long as you don't loose more than 2 family members in a year.

( that's all there is room for )

I found this whole systems fascinating, hope it didn't gross anyone out :)

# 5 - Beads and Bourbon Street

First, let me say , I have never experienced anything quite like Bourbon Street IN*MY*LIFE!

Crazy doesn't even come close.

Smelly, yes.

But colorful and energetic and yet historic.

I loved that we would walk by a bar and a shop and then... there was a residence.

 Then we would see a group of people playing drums on buckets in the street.

Or artists painting in a doorway.

The street performers were an odd assortment to say the least !

And what is New Orleans without beads?

They were hanging on balconies, in trees and on power lines.

They don't even bother to get them off !

# 6 - The Food !

One thing I knew I wanted to do while in New Orleans was experience all the tastes and flavors of the city.

Red Beans and Rice, Gumbo , Jumbalya and of course, the seafood.

One of my favorites though was the Muffaletta.

It's basically a submarine sandwich on round Italian bread.

What makes the muffuletta special is this

the Olive Salad.

The meat and cheese it topped with this fabulous combination of olives,capers, gardiniera ( which is a combo of pickled cauliflower, carrots , celery and pepperoncini), onions and spices marinated in olive oil.

I brought back the jar from the Central Grocery ( who are famous for their muffulettas).

I must say I am addicted to it.

I haven't attempted to make a muffuletta yet , but the Olive Salad is also great with whole wheat pasta!

I have found several recipes for the famous Olive Salad, when I get the right one , I will post it :)

I fell in love with this city ( the Hubs , not so much ).

I knew I would.

I'm hoping to return - someday ....

Finally , a Completed Pinterest Project

Ever have one of those days where absolutely nothing goes as planned?

Of course you have , everyone has.

And I had one today.

We are leaving tomorrow for a trip to New Orleans ( super excited about that ! ).

As you can imagine, I had tons of things to get done.

Including laundry.

The dryer quit.

Then Hubs broke the water line to the washer.

Not a good start to a busy day.

But it all turned out fine.

We had a spare dryer ( whole other story ),

 Hubs fixed the plumbing ( he is very handy ),

the laundry got done !

I haven't even begun to pack , but my house is clean.

I like to come home from a trip to a clean house.

Anyway , it was another gorgeous day day here in the trailerhood.

80 degrees again !

I'm hoping Mother Nature isn't just messing with us.

It made me ambitious to do a project.

A while back I had pinned this project

viv-spot.blogspot.com

and I have been wanting to create my own.

Well, a friend brought this into the store a few weeks ago

and the only thing I could think of is this would be so much better as a chalkboard !

Out came the chalkboard paint.

first coat

It only took two.

If I use chalkboard paint on metal or glass I give it a least 3 but usually 4 coats.

Remember that garbage bag of wine corks ?

Well they came out again too.

I don't know why I didn't take an "in progress" picture !

Geez....

I am VERY happy with how it turned out.

Here is a close up of the cork pattern.

Fun , huh?

Not sure where I'm going to put it yet.

Just glad it's done and out of my head !

I'm not sure what makes me happier,

the way this turned out or

that I finally created something that I pinned !

Also today...

Grandpa hung Addie's swing for her .

She loves it.

We couldn't find her sunglasses and she hates the sun on her eyes so Grandpa put his hat on her !

How about those boots !

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful day as much as we did !

Not sure if I will have any posts next week or not.

I'm off to the Big Easy !

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Your Whims Wednesday @ My Girlish Whims http://www.mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/
Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage http://www.abeachcottage.com/
Rock & Share @ The Shady Porch(a pinterest party)http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/

Show and Tell Friday@ My Romantic Home http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Inspiration Friday@ At the Picket Fence http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
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Potpourri Friday @ 2805 http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/
Fabulous Friday @ Faith,Trust and Pixie Dust http://michellelunt.blogspot.com/
Weekend Bloggy Reading : Link Up @ Serenity Now http://www.serenitynowblog.com/
Fridays Unfolded @ Stuff and Nonsense http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/

A Pinteresting Link Party @ Here's to Handy Andy http://herestohandyandy.blogspot.com/

Tutu's and Teaparties : A Pinteresting Party @ http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/
Shine on Friday @ Happy-Go-Lucky http://happy-go-lucky-harvey.blogspot.com/
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