Gardening Tutorials & Inspiration - House of Hawthornes

Bringing My Houseplants Back Inside For Winter

Pam Kessler — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:41:59 +0000

Earlier this year, I showed you how I had made a Summer Shade Container Planter for my back porch that was almost exclusively made out of houseplants rather than typical garden plants. No geraniums, no petunias, no verbena. None of the normal summer annuals. Part of the joy of the planter was that after summer...

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Using Celosia for a Bold Fall Container Garden

Pam Kessler — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:27:06 +0000

Of course, I always purchase a few fall mums to decorate my porches with. I usually place them in bushel baskets or urns on the porch and add in some pumpkins and cornstalks. A perfectly traditional no-fail fall look! But it's fun to mix it up a bit with less obvious fall plants in your...

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Homemade Natural Spider Repellent

Pam Kessler — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:33:02 +0000

In late summer and early fall, I start to see more and more spiders trying to move into my home. I always thought they were just getting chilly outside and wanted to find a warm place to over-winter. Sort of like people in Ohio moving to Florida before the snow starts flying. But it turns...

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Solar Powered Garden Water Fountain And Planter Combo

Pam Kessler — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:26:48 +0000

What's better than a pretty flower container for the garden? A pretty flower container with a soothing water fountain feature! Did I mention I repurposed some dreamy vintage enamelware bowls to make it? In this article, I’ll show you how I used an inexpensive solar-powered fountain to create a lovely and refreshing garden centerpiece. Get...

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Create A Lush Summer Shade Container Planter

Pam Kessler — Thu, 16 May 2024 13:29:22 +0000

Creating planters and urns for a shaded area is more than just tossing a hanging basket of impatiens in an urn on your porch. Sure, we've all done that, but this year why not make one of those fancy planters like the garden center pros do? Today I'm showing you how to make a container...

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DIY Garden Hose Pot

Pam Kessler — Wed, 08 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Are you looking for a stylish solution to hide your garden hose? Are you tired of having to crank a handle to roll up your hose all the time? While looking for a new hose holder for my garden hose I saw some fancy copper bowls made to hold a coiled-up hose. Cool idea, but...

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Incredibly Easy Winter Porch Pot Hack

Pam Kessler — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:52:20 +0000

Do you think you have to spend tons of money or hire a professional floral designer to make porch pots for your holiday entryway? Not at all! Porch pots are VERY easy to make and today I am going to show you the absolute easiest and quickest way to throw one together. It takes less...

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Fall Mums Buying Tips (Chrysanthemums)

Pam Kessler — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:22:47 +0000

I am a firm believer you need to pick up at least one, if not one hundred and fifty, mums for fall decor. Whether you plant them in your flower beds or put them on your porch you just can't do autumn correctly without a few good chrysanthemums. There, I said it. The questions most...

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5 Simple Tips For Growing Clematis Vines

Pam Kessler — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:38:43 +0000

Clematis vines, what's not to love about them! Big, beautiful, in-your-face flowers! And lots of them! Some people think clematis are hard to grow or just downright finicky, but that is not true at all. You just need to remember a few things about clematis and you too can grow these lovely vines. BTW, the...

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Blooming on a Budget: 10 Money Saving Tips for Your Flower Garden

Pam Kessler — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:45:00 +0000

One of the things I love most about spring and summer is getting to plant all sorts of new annuals and perennials in my flower beds and in the containers on my porch. There's just something magical about watching those tiny little nubbins of plants in early spring grow into massive blooming beauties by mid-summer!...

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