The Marigold Potager – A Zone 3 Prairie Garden

Skirret (Sium sisarum): An Exciting Option for a Perennial Vegetable Garden – A few of my fb followers have mentioned this vegetable just over the past few weeks. I had never heard of it till then!

Chinese Lanterns: Planting, Growing, and Caring for Flowering Maples

How to Use Humidity Domes to Speed Up Seed Germination

• Should You Stop Feeding Your Garden Birds?
• Easy wildlife garden tips – they’ll really make a difference – I really enjoyed this short video about making your garden wildlife friendly.
• Watching the above video led me to this one… How to create a garden that looks gorgeous and supports wildlife. It’s a fun rabbit hole, you can find links to more videos and reads through these videos : )

A Force of Nature – Flower Magazine

Snowdrops in your garden – when, where and how to plant for success

Homey Things…

Trying to sell your house? Then lose the feature wall (and put the loo seat down) – great tips.

Are you all burping your house? I do this regardless of how cold it gets, even in 40 below weather, except I call it ‘letting out the farts’ ; ) How to Improve Indoor Air Quality This Winter.

Recipes

• simple crispy pan pizza – yet. Gonna try this one!
• sheet pan chow mein – this looks so good. I don’t have all these sauces but think I will just wing it.

I find that this time of year, I am really craving the zing of pickles. Pickled onions, cucumbers, anything at all. Need that crunch and that flavour to make salads sing.

• easiest fridge dill pickles – quick pickles for when you need that crunch.
• The Crunchiest Fridge Dill Pickles You Have Ever Tasted! – this is my recipe. It has a few more steps but they’re the best tasting pickles ever. Even my grandies cannot get enough of them.
• Clean Out The Garden Quick Pickled Vegetables

Desserts that I am considering making for our ladies coffee klatch that I am hosting this month.

• No-Bake Cheesecake Recipe I think I am making this for the coffee klatch as it is my time to host this month.
• Moist Lemon Loaf Cake

Have A Great Sunday ~ Tanja