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A ripe cucumber hangs on a vine supported by a metal trellis in a garden. The plant, part of the growing cucumbers, has large green leaves and small yellow flowers, indicating healthy growth. The soil and other garden plants are visible in the background.

How to Grow Cucumbers: Top Tips For a Bountiful Harvest

A vibrant garden scene featuring tall stalks of foxgloves with tubular flowers. The flowers range in color from bright purple to cream, standing in front of lush green foliage and a green fence in the backdrop. The ground is covered with dark mulch. Growing foxgloves in a flower garden. Growing digitalis in a beautiful flower garden

The Secret to Growing Foxgloves: My 30-Year Journey to Success

Colorful flowers, including pink ranunculus and purple blooms, grow in the foreground of a garden with wicker chairs. A yellow house with white trim and a porch stands in the background, surrounded by trees.

Springtime Blooms: Stunning Plant Combination Ideas for Container Gardens

close up sweet alyssum and pansies in container with garden view at sunrise in spring

Don’t Get Fooled by April! A Guide to Cool vs. Warm Season Flowers

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Don’t Get Fooled by April! A Guide to Cool vs. Warm Season Flowers

A cozy living room features a fireplace with plants and a floral painting above. A checkered armchair with a yellow pillow sits near a wooden table adorned with potted plants and books. Sunlight streams through French doors, illuminating the space.

Easy Houseplants for Busy People: Your Stress-Free Guide to Indoor Plants

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A close-up image of vibrant blue hydrangea flowers in full bloom against a backdrop of lush green leaves and stems. The flowers are dense and clustered, adding a striking pop of color to the garden. Sunlight filters through, highlighting the foliage.

Hydrangea Care: Your Essential Guide for Thriving Blooms

A close-up of a field of growing English lavender in bloom. Tall stems with clusters of small purple flowers rise from the green foliage. The background is a soft blur of greenery, giving the image a serene and natural feel.

Growing English Lavender: Simple Tips for a Fragrant Garden

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House Plants

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Aloe plant and cacti in the greenhouse at the garden nursery

Propagating Aloe Vera Plant: A Practical Guide for Home Gardeners

Close-up of a large, glossy split leaf philodendron with distinctive splits and holes. The leaf's texture is smooth and vibrant, sitting against a blurred indoor background featuring warm wooden tones and a small section of a patterned rug.

Split Leaf Philodendron Care Made Easy

A fiddle leaf fig (ficus lyrata) in a woven basket and a ZZ plant in a white pot grace the sunlit window. They rest on a tiled floor with hexagonal patterns, adding charm alongside the wooden cabinet with drawers in the background.

Fiddle Leaf Fig Care: How I Finally Tamed the Ficus Lyrata

A rattlesnake calathea plant with vibrant green leaves featuring dark green oval patterns and purple undersides sits in a green pot on top of a small book. The setting appears to be indoors with sunlight softly illuminating the scene.

My Rattlesnake Calathea Care Routine: This Plant is Wild!

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Garden Style Decor

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Secret to Hosting a Winning Kentucky Derby Party (They Won’t Tell You!)

cut hydrangea Centerpiece idea for a picnic date with friends

The Ultimate Guide to Throwing a Chic Picnic Party

A cozy room features a wooden chess table with matching chairs on a floral rug. A white piano with plants and a mirror sits in the background. Arched doorway leads to another area, with more plants and art on the walls. Natural light fills the space.

Embrace the Cottagecore Aesthetic: Your Guide to Indoor Country Charm

Elegant dining table setup featuring a floral centerpiece with roses and lilies, crystal chandelier overhead, fine china, gold-rimmed plates, and lit candles, exuding a luxurious ambiance for a Mother's Day afternoon tea.

Mother’s Day 2025 Afternoon Tea Party Ideas: A Guide to a Beautiful Brunch

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Grow a Thriving Flower Garden

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What’s In the Bricks ‘n Blooms Guide?

Gardening basics to set you up for success
Great garden design ideas with ready-made plans for you to follow
Easy-care instructions for a wide variety of flowering annuals, perennials, and shrubs

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Recipes From My Garden

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The Easiest, Fudgiest Peanut Butter Cup Dump Cake Ever!

A rectangular tart topped with herbed ricotta, asparagus spears, and red and yellow cherry tomato halves. It's surrounded by colorful edible flowers and fresh herbs, placed on a patterned tablecloth next to a bowl of mixed cherry tomatoes.

Herbed Ricotta Tomato Tart Recipe with Asparagus Flowers

A collage of four images featuring tea party food ideas: a sliced zucchini quiche, a naked layer cake topped with colorful edible flowers, a tea set with lasagna, and croissants filled with creamy chicken salad on a white plate.

Planning Your Menu: Delicious Tea Party Food Ideas & Tips

A rectangular asparagus tart with neatly arranged spears is topped with a sprinkling of cheese. This delightful creation is garnished with purple flowers and fresh herbs, all elegantly displayed on a rustic wooden surface.

Easy Cheesy Asparagus Tart with Gruyere (Ready in Minutes!)

MEET STACY

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HEY FRIENDS!

If you are interested in growing a garden and decorating your home, you’ve come to the right place! I’m a passionate master gardener on a mission to empower beginners to cultivate their green thumb and unlock the joy of plants and flowers. I share practical tips and inspiration for organic gardening, low-maintenance plants, and creating a cozy, casual home filled with personality. Join me on this journey to discover the beauty, peace, and satisfaction of nurturing life and creating a space you love.

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Organic Pest Control for Flower Gardens: Your Ultimate Guide to Pest-Free Blooms

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Cut Flower Garden Design: A Beginner’s Guide to Non-Stop Color

A lush garden with various green plants and shrubs, including hostas and hellebores, surrounded by a small stone border. In the background, there are vibrant pink flowering bushes and a wooden picket fence. The lawn in the foreground is well-manicured.

How to Keep Deer Out of Your Garden

stacy ling cutting zinnia flowers in her garden

HEY FRIENDS!

If you are interested in growing a garden and decorating your home, you’ve come to the right place! I’m a passionate master gardener on a mission to empower beginners to cultivate their green thumb and unlock the joy of plants and flowers. I share practical tips and inspiration for organic gardening, low-maintenance plants, and creating a cozy, casual home filled with personality. Join me on this journey to discover the beauty, peace, and satisfaction of nurturing life and creating a space you love.

More About Stacy

Stacy’s Favorite Posts

A cozy living room features a fireplace with plants and a floral painting above. A checkered armchair with a yellow pillow sits near a wooden table adorned with potted plants and books. Sunlight streams through French doors, illuminating the space.

Easy Houseplants for Busy People: Your Stress-Free Guide to Indoor Plants

A gardener, stacy ling, in casual attire, wearing a straw hat, tends to tall green plants in a sunlit garden bed by a quaint garden shed with a shingled roof

My 10 Must-Have Garden Tools for the Budding Green Thumb

A lush garden filled with colorful flowers, including vibrant purple dahlia blooms, is bathed in sunlight. A multi-tiered stone fountain stands in the background, adding a touch of elegance. Tall trees create a serene, leafy backdrop under a clear sky. Supporting tall flowers with green garden stakes that have terra cotta clay toppers and netting. Dahlia 'Thomas Edison'

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A plate with a fudgy peanut butter cup dump cake topped with peanut butter cups, a fork beside it, and two glasses of milk in the background. A baking dish with more brownies is nearby, along with sprinkles of chocolate chips and peanut butter cups.

The Easiest, Fudgiest Peanut Butter Cup Dump Cake Ever!

rustic elegant kentucky derby tablescape with red roses in farmhouse dining room

Secret to Hosting a Winning Kentucky Derby Party (They Won’t Tell You!)

A ripe cucumber hangs on a vine supported by a metal trellis in a garden. The plant, part of the growing cucumbers, has large green leaves and small yellow flowers, indicating healthy growth. The soil and other garden plants are visible in the background.

How to Grow Cucumbers: Top Tips For a Bountiful Harvest

A vibrant garden scene featuring tall stalks of foxgloves with tubular flowers. The flowers range in color from bright purple to cream, standing in front of lush green foliage and a green fence in the backdrop. The ground is covered with dark mulch. Growing foxgloves in a flower garden. Growing digitalis in a beautiful flower garden

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