Gardening without Pain
Oh, my back! Puttering and putzing around the garden is how we get seduced into doing more and bigger projects that can really wear us…
Celebration at Flea Market Gardening!
[caption id="attachment_829" align="aligncenter" width="690"] Jeanne Sammons Says,"This is the first pic I shared on FMGing in May 2011 ...wow, we've come a long way, baby!…
My galvanized wash tub garden
A year of gardening in my tub garden [caption id="attachment_614" align="aligncenter" width="300"] These were found at an old junk yard.[/caption] I guess we, at Flea…
My green onion farm
How to plant green onion tops! Did you know that when green onions get a bit old in the fridge you can plant them in…
Scarecrow Adventures on St Paddy’s Day!
As you may know, Flea Market Gardening has it own fun-loving scarecrows who love holidays and partying. They went to New Orleans for Mardi Gras…
Junk garden weekend project-Dutch door
Using an old door as a garden background Saturday- Hmmm, Tractor Man gone for the day? Having coffee and wondering WHAT to do today. I…
A place for the bowling ball garden orb
Looking at our photos here I was struck (wham!) with an idea for where to place my bowling ball. Remember this old rusty peacock plant…
A culinary herb basket
Kitchen Garden in a Junk Basket For a Flea Market gardener, finding a large-weave rattan basket can be useful as a kitchen garden in a…
Creating a backyard wildlife habitat
What is a backyard wildlife habitat? A Backyard Habitat is a transformation of your garden into a place that provides the things wildlife need to…
Building benches and ‘paths of desire’
Places to sit in the garden? You've got to have them. First the paths… You have to take your time to figure out where to lay…
I ‘brake’ for succulents
A rusty adventure A few months ago, I found this rusty brake thingy in front of our car in a parking lot. Of course, I…
Monika’s colorful desert garden
A Desert Garden Retreat Monika’s Clauberg's Nevada desert garden near Las Vegas was nearly destroyed when a water pipe broke, flooding and washing away her…
Two garden accidents and a happy ending
OK, there are conflicting accounts, but seeing as it is my page, I will say that the Tractor Man got too close to my container…
Heart-shaped in the garden
Heart-shaped in the garden... Do you have a heart in your garden? Whether in the form of a flower or leaf,..or something junky, heart shapes…
Why does my coffee get cold?
I only set my cup down for a minute. [caption id="attachment_10828" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Coffee time in the morning! best place to have it is in…
Blue bottles for the garden and beer bread
How to decorate the garden with blue bottles! The new blue beer bottles, ideas for how to use them, removing labels and recipes for beer…
Violas in a bright January
"The sweetness of the Violets deep blue eyes, Kissed by the breath of Heaven Seems color'd by its skies" ~~ Lord Byron [caption id="attachment_4943" align="aligncenter"…
Seeing Nature’s beauty in numbers
Why are there patterns in Nature? 'We are guided by nature in composition' Bartók Down from the top of the drive where he goes to…
My easy seed saving system
In late summer, Nature has a way of reproducing each plant and all you have to do is take notice of how it’s done naturally. …
Leaf-casting a rhubarb leaf
How to do a leaf-casting! [caption id="attachment_2104" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Leaf-casting a rhubarb leaf[/caption] A serendipitous discovery of a large leaf in a mountain stream, led…