Gardens of Harvest Inn (part 1)

Posted January 11th, 2013 by Jan Meissner.

On our trip to wine country, my husband took me to Harvest Inn – 8 acres of gardens in the middle of wine country. That’s

Attention Grabbing Agave

Posted January 9th, 2013 by Jan Meissner.

These two photos are from a recent visit to California’s wine country. The garden design styles couldn’t be more opposite, yet the Agave is the

Built-in TV Unit

Posted December 30th, 2012 by Jan Meissner.

Our home in Florida lacked architectural interest. Every fourth house in the neighborhood has the identical floor plan. S0 to spice things up a bit

Living On Air

Posted December 17th, 2012 by Jan Meissner.

In Florida, anything that holds still, eventually turns black with mold. Sidewalks. Houses. Fences. My teak storage cabinet. Instead of trying to keep my cabinet

Feeling Blue

Posted December 16th, 2012 by Jan Meissner.

Glazed ceramic pots in a wintry northern garden need to be protected from the freezing rain and snow. You can cover them with a tarp,

Routines. Healthy Living or Borderline OCD?

Posted December 4th, 2012 by Jan Meissner.

“Have you done a blog post lately?” Oh brother. Kiss of death. If my over-achieving, organized, buttoned-up, methodical husband asks me if I’ve done something,

More Chalk Paint Projects

Posted November 14th, 2012 by Jan Meissner.

I’m in Ohio currently and it’s 40º outside. The only chore left in the garden is to pull leaves out of the chilly waters of

Chalk Paint in the Garden

Posted November 13th, 2012 by Jan Meissner.

Changing your pot color freshens up your patio the same way new throw pillows transform a room. You can never have too many pots. Or