Category Archives: Plants Expert terrarium makers, apparently. Emphasis on the makers. The survival, however, is not our specialty – that is, when said terrariums are placed in our incapable hands. So it’s a good thing that Scott and I whipped up two terrariums to give as a holiday gifts, one of which currently lives with my mom-in-law in… Pin It They might be my new favorite flower, and not just because I (sorta) thought they were peonies (my current number one pick) when Scott first surprised with them on Tuesday. But also because they’re called garden roses, which makes me feel like I should be sipping tea in the English countryside – and not slugging…  Bull sheep. The resident black thumbs strike again. Big surprise. It’s pretty bad when you can kill baby tears, people. Especially when everyone reassures you that they’re so easy to upkeep. You may remember them at a happier time, but they nose dived almost immediately. (Just to be clear, we watered them, sang to them,…  Oh, dearest, Terrarium Dino Battle. You fickle, tantrum-throwing guy, you. We left only for a few days of summer vacation, and you were so sad. We held an emergency resuscitation, giving you a layer of new soil, a trim, and a cool, spritzy drink of water. But it was too late. Bah! We are so,…  The one good thing about the absurd amount of rain that Chicago’s seen this summer is that our garden – well, our garden is growing. Add one part steamy, hot days to equal parts muggy, thick air, and we’d say you’ve got one hell of a flower party. (All the better to dine in!) And…  Long gone are those ugly days when our patio looked like this. After months of non-stop rain, Scott and I put our excuses on the back burner. She’s much happier now. Over Memorial Day weekend – call it a wild hair, if you will – we got off our back ends and made the rounds… |
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