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Recommended: Gethsemane Garden Center
I am one of those crazy people who just keep buying new plant when there really isn’t any room for the ones I already have. What can I say, I like plants. It’s fun to watch them grow and they can make even dumpy surroundings look nice when they’re well cared for. I grew up…
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Decorating With Books
“I have always imagined that paradise would be a kind of library.” – Borges For bookworms around the world, myself included, those words seem about right and it would be pretty nice to have a sizable collection of books in this life as well. While few people have the room or the resources to equip…
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In Bloom! (Almost)
My Pilioseum (also known as Hen and Chicks) has sprouted buds! I wasn’t aware that these things even flowered as I’ve never had one do it before, but this one must be happy hanging out on my windowsill. I can’t wait to see what the little flowers look like, though one website I found says…
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The Persistence of Objects
Over the past ten years of my life I’ve lived in almost as many apartments, in three different cities, and shared space with roomies, boyfriends, parents and pets. My style has undoubtedly changed over the years, but there seems to be one piece of furniture that I just can’t quite shake. It’s not because it’s…
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Displaying Old Keys
For some reason or another, I have always had an affection for old keys. There’s something about them that is just so charming, perhaps because they are so much more elegant than the keys of today. Though I must admit that part of the appeal is due to the mystery surrounding a key that has…
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Small Space Gardening
I live in an apartment and a small one at that, so having outdoor plants isn’t exactly an easy thing to do. Luckily, we do have a back stairwell that despite being home to our garbage cans is a fairly well-suited place to grow plants. We’ve got a lot of beautiful flowers, as well as…
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The Ultimate Terrarium Tutorial
Terrariums are all the rage these days, and it’s not simply for their retro appeal. Terrariums can also be a fun and rewarding way to grow indoor plants and they look cute to boot. There are numerous places on the web where you can buy terrariums fully assembled but that would take all of the fun out…