

Check List for A Healthy Addiction
Putting the outside to bed for the winter is almost finished. The garlic is ‘nestled in’ first and foremost. Basil is hung. Once the frost hit, I finished pulling and composting the vegetable garden plants….peppers, potatoes, cucumbers, and squash. Parsley, Sage, Thyme, and Rosemary are cut back and hung to dry. The tomatoes were last to go as they tend to deliver goods to the end. Compost is piled over beds uniformly, and cardboard and mulch over walkways. Voila! Vegie ga


6 GROUNDCOVER CHOICES TO EASE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
The Best Groundcover Choices For Your Garden As we gardeners get older, the labor attached to our passion doesn’t get easier. The aches and pains are as fruitful as the yield of our gardens. Aside from ibuprofen to take the ache out, there ARE productive ways to ease the pain. Groundcover. Yes Groundcover can reduce the need for so much weed pullin’ maintenance. You see the groundcover you choose can do more for you than you know. To some, fabric and stone might be your


5 BIGGEST LANDSCAPE MISTAKES by HOMEOWNERS & DIY'S
TO SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY........ I have compiled a list of what ‘NOT TO DO’ when tackling your own landscape. In my experience as a landscape designer, homeowners would call me after they’ve reached a point of impasse and frustration. While I encourage the do-it-your-selfer, I am pointing out these steps simply to help you BEFORE you take the plunge. Don’t make these common mistakes: 1. Tackling the task WITHOUT a plan. For a small project you can do a little research


Welcome to Fran's Fair Garden
Photography and Videography by Kamden Kruise - IT & Marketing Specialist Link to Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXUJZXEBt-_GC3JMETkNEfQ If you are passionate, faithful, and genuinely care about improving and sustaining a healthy environment for our children, Fran’s Blog is for you... My path has always been out of doors. Raised in a family with 13 siblings, mom busy with all of us and drove school bus. Dad was an excavator, great gram always in the garde