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It has been about a week now since I switched from Cascade Complete powder to the new Cascade Platinum pacs. As I told you last week I was already pretty happy with the results I was getting, more so than with any other detergent I’d tried to date, but apparently there was some room for improvement…
One thing I am particularly fussy about is automatic dish washing detergent. Little is more annoying in the kitchen, than opening up the door on a freshly washed load of dishes only to find out the job has not been properly done and crusty gunk is now firmly adhered to the contents. To avoid this, my standard choice to use in my dishwasher is Cascade powder. I’ve cheated on my Cascade and tried other brands here and there, but always go back. They just don’t get the job done as well. This is why I’m happy to announce my participation in Cascade’s “My Platinum” Ambassador Program…
I was recently asked to create a meal featuring the colors of the new Soft Touch line of dish soaps from Palmolive. The food geek in me adores a challenge. I had picked up a bottle of the Vitamin E version of the dish soap on sale about 2 weeks earlier, and like it a [...]
Today, I have a few simple shots of spring flowers from my garden to share. We have 4 days of rain forecast, starting tomorrow, so I was working in the gardens most of today. White Bleeding Heart Orange and Purple Tulip (regrown from past year’s Easter flowers) “Salome” Daffodil Pasque Flower Wild Violet
On April Fool’s Day, I showed you some of the things I wanted to accomplish in my outdoor space this spring. You may well have thought me a fool to try and tackle as much as I planned by myself, but I’ve managed to make some pretty good progress in the past 4 weeks….
This shade container flower garden is now the focal point of the most recent extension of my flower gardens. The corner it is in is shaded by 6 ft stockade fence on the southern and western sides. Around the summer solstice it will get direct sun for a few hours a day, otherwise barely any. I wanted a container flower garden that would really stand out and add some color and interest … [read more, includes video]
Spring is in the air and I don’t know about you but I’m not so keen on fouling up that sweet fresh air with the scent of chemicals wafting through my house during household chores. This is just one of the reasons I am so pleased to be working on this campaign with Pollinate Media [...]
Earlier this week, I showed you the garden urns I had in mind for my container flower garden project. I plan to feature the urn planter in a newly added section of my flower gardens, which is mostly shady. This of course had a big effect both planter choice and the plants that would go in it. I am using the Thriller, Filler, Spiller technique on this container garden, to make sure it provides a nice impact. Before heading out to shop, I printed off the$5 off $50 coupon the Home Depot Garden Club had recently sent me…
I have been quite busy since last I reported on my progress in my yard. As I mentioned last week, my chain link fence has been put out of it’s misery. I picked up a new swing for my daughter at Home Depot, and tightened up the bolts in the swing set, so that is good to go for another year. I also redesigned and enlarged one of my flower gardens, but in doing so sort of created another issue. The added on section cries out for a focal point. I looked at statuary, but anything large enough to make the impact I want is rather pricey, and I don’t want to put in a bird bath, since I don’t have electricity over there, and am not a fan of leaving standing water for mosquitoes to breed in. I have found a solution though.
I’ve been MIA the past couple days. The weather has been fantastic, so I took the opportunity to get some much needed yard work done. Today, I removed the ugly chain link fence enclosing my daughter’s play area. The nuts and bolts holding the chain link in place were easy to remove & the middle [...]
