by Heather | Jan 12, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
Another of my favorite house plants is the spider plant. I actually have two of these: one is a variegated leaf-variety, and one is a solid green color. Like the philodendron, this popular house plant is extremely hardy, prefers to be out of direct sunlight, and is...
by Heather | Jan 9, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
Continuing with discussions about house plants: my first plant as a new high school graduate was a start off of my grandmother’s philodendron. I remember telling my mom that I needed something nearly indestructible, something I could forget to water once in a...
by Heather | Jan 5, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
Do you have a black thumb? I know several people who claim they do, but even they can handle a plant as simple as Lucky Bamboo. Actually, this plant isn’t even bamboo, it’s Dracaena Sanderia, a member of the lily family that grows naturally in the tropic...
by Heather | Jan 5, 2009 | Blog, randomness
My friend Ali introduced me to this gorgeous art by David Bowman, who has a children’s book series out called “Who’s Your Hero? Book of Mormon Stories Applied to Children,” which is available off his web site or at Deseretbook.com. David...
by Heather | Dec 29, 2008 | Blog, gardening
I know, you’re thinking it’s the middle of the winter, compost piles don’t get hot in the winter, but not all composting happens outside. Vermiculture is a type of composting you can do under a kitchen sink, in the corner or your laundry room, under...
by Heather | Dec 29, 2008 | Blog, writing goals
Well Tristi Pinkston has issued her quarterly challenge. She has been calling them her book-in-a-month challenges, but since some of us are planning to edit, it’s whatever writing goal we want to accomplish. I didn’t do so hot last time, but my goal for...
