by Sheila Graham Smith | Oct 16, 2026 | Gardening Tips
I’m so grateful to have divided some of my existing perennials and re-planted them in other appropriate spots in the garden this last week before our much-needed, three day rain episode here in Central Texas. Dividing perennial plants and spring flowering bulbs...
by Sheila Graham Smith | Jun 30, 2026 | Education, Gardening Tips, Recipes
I’ve always used olive oil to moisturize my face and neck. Just a drop vigorously massaged into clensed, slightly damp skin forestalls wrinkles and rejuvinates skin. I also use olive oil soap for cleansing and mix it with a splash of my favorite scent to keep me...
by Sheila Graham Smith | Jun 23, 2026 | Gardening Tips
I’ve learned a new gardening term – edimentals! With this new podcast knowledge, I realized that I’ve gradually gravitated towards planting edimentals. What are they” They are plants that do double duty, serving as both ornamental beauties and...
by Sheila Graham Smith | May 5, 2026 | Gardening Tips
A common prover goes like this: “the early bird catches the worm.” However, this morning, the “early bird” is me and I spy a new fangled caterpillar, not a “worm!” A favorite, low key activity I enjoy is rising early, drinking my...
by Sheila Graham Smith | Mar 27, 2026 | Gardening Tips
These incredibly brilliant red flowers in the above picture are amaryllis. Guess from where I got them. I rescued them from my church’s dumpster after the Christmas holidays three years ago! I brought two pots of them home, trimmed their wilting leaves, and put...
by Sheila Graham Smith | Mar 2, 2026 | Gardening Tips, Meditation
With the heartless slaughtering of innocents, ransacking of homes, destruction of livelihoods, and raping of life-giving lands, I find myself trying to heal the tiny, one quarter of an acre piece of dirt under my care. My garden has already earned the certified...
