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Check out these great little plants. We have the 3 different Bonsai trees on our site. The Schefflera Bonsai, The Zen Awakening Garden, and the Shogun Juniper Bonsai. They are just beautiful. My son has 2 in his living room and they really stand out. The Schefflera is also called the “Umbrella tree” because of [...]

Dedral Laudermilk - Customer Service Representative It’s that time of year, new season, new challenges and harvesting. I seem to enjoy the cooler temperatures offering crisp morning air as a sign of parting with the old and preparing for the new. Most of us probably remember a seasonal story. As a child my sister and I [...]

Okay so you probably think this is going to be about gifting, but it’s not. I wanted to talk about my little artichoke plant at home.  We started this little plant about 5 years ago and it has become a monster! It has actually put off over 20 artichoke’s this year! Usually we only have [...]

The next few weeks around my house are going to be crazy. My husband and I are doing what everyone dreads most- moving! Luckily we have moved enough in our three years of marriage that we haven’t had a chance to acquired the clutter that most people do from staying in one place for [...]

My sister has two (adorable) children. Being the proud mom that she is, she has pictures of them everywhere! She even has their pictures on her travel mug and at one point she had a diaper bag that held their pictures, That’s not to mention her fridge and every bit of available shelf space at [...]

Take a little time out and have some fun with flowers and food coloring. Have you ever wondered where the water goes after the plant is watered? This experiment shows the water being absorbed through the roots and stems finally reaching the petals. Imagine Blue Red & Green Striped daffodils or carnations. To start this experiment [...]

My husbands younger sister just moved out of their parents house in the country, to a downtown apartment with some roommates. This is always an exciting, but scary time! I know from experience that while it may be fun to be out on your own, you always miss those little comforts of home. For example, [...]

If your kitchen is anything like mine, your refrigerator is a giant vortex for just about anything that can be magnetized to it. I have magnets shaped like teacups, Coca-cola bottles, flowers, magnetic picture frames and even magnetic ads from the phone book that I took out because I needed the magnet at the time. [...]

My husband and I were discussing a complete renovation of our master bedroom the other day, and it became apparent that we both wanted very different things in the room. I wanted the room to beckon me like an oasis and wrap me in luxurious comfort with soft warm hues, scents and textures. He wanted [...]

I used to love having tea parties when I was a kid, and I can clearly remember one time when my grandmother discovered that I had been using the same tea bag over & over for weeks. She asked me where I had been keeping it and I told her in the teabox. “Could you [...]