The Eastern Bluebird House Yesterday our six year old learned a valuable lesson about patience. The birdhouse we built over a year ago was finally used by a pair of eastern bluebirds this spring, and the eggs have finally hatched! We hung the house on a fence post last February, and for the past…
Happy May Day! Today at The Prudent Garden we have a freebie and a giveaway! First the freebies! I have downloadable Garden Printable labels you can use add to your beautifully wrapped homemade Lotion Bars. Or if you prefer, print the labels out onto a brown paper lunch bag (pictured above) and add in some…
DIY Lotion Bars I rarely wear gloves while gardening for two reasons. First, it’s hard to pull some of the smaller weeds while wearing gloves. Second, I forget to put them on when I head out for a morning of weed pulling and do not feel like walking back to the house to get…
The Old Man’s Beard Near the end of the long line of spring bloomers, Old Man’s Beard, also known as a Fringe Tree, has begun to put on it’s show. The name sounds a bit absurd, but the softly fragrant white panicles of flowers do look somewhat like silky long whiskers. By far the Fringe…