Category Archives: Garden

Minding My Own Beeswax

Posted on July 23, 2017 by the blonde gardener

Making honey is no small feat for a bee. Foraging bees must first visit many flowers to collect nectar. Then, it is brought to the hive where a worker bee takes the nectar and places it in one of the openings in the specially … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Arkansas blogger, Bees, do it yourself, Farm life, Garden | Tagged bees, beeswax, do it yourself wax melter, garden blogger, recycle and reuse, recycling, rendering beeswax, rendering beeswax cappings, wax cappings | 6 Comments

A Pollinator-Friendly Garden

Posted on July 7, 2017 by the blonde gardener

This time of year, the gardens are filling in nicely with a mixture of annuals and perennials. When the summer heat begins to build, I usually devote my garden walks to the early morning or late evening (late evening being … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Arkansas blogger, Butterflies, Garden, Native Plants, summer flowers | Tagged bee blam, black cohosh, bronze fennel, butterfly gardening, lavender hyssop, marigolds, milkweed, pollinator plants, purple coneflower, rattlesnake master | 8 Comments

Outdoor Learning at the Ozark Natural Science Center

Posted on June 4, 2017 by the blonde gardener

*this is a sponsored post In a traditional school, different subjects require different teaching methods. I remember learning math with a big chalkboard and pencils with good erasers. English and reading were done in quiet classrooms or libraries and science was … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Arkansas blogger, Birds, Bugs, Education, Family, Garden, Home | Tagged outdoor learning, outdoor school, ozark natural science center, sponsored post, theblondegardener | 2 Comments

Spring Has Sprung

Posted on April 23, 2017 by the blonde gardener

Spring is Happening in the Ozark Mountains Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Arkansas blogger, Family, Farm life, Flowers, Garden, Home, Native Plants | Tagged amsonia hubrichtii, Aquilegia canadensis, Arkansas, arkansas blue star, arkansas native, bluebells, buckeye tree, columbine, creeping phlox, epimedium, garden art, heuchera, Ozarks, soloman's seal, spring flowers | 2 Comments

Don Tyson School of Innovation

Posted on April 15, 2017 by the blonde gardener

This post is sponsored but all opinions are my own It’s been a long time since I was in school. When I attended Springdale High School 35+ years ago, the front lobby was the hub of communication and general meeting spot for … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Arkansas blogger, Education, Garden | Tagged #ARed, #ArkansasED, #ArkEducation, arkansas education, Don Tyson School of Innovation, Family, Springdale Arkansas, STEM classes | 7 Comments

Time To Tidy Up

Posted on March 4, 2017 by the blonde gardener

This time of year starts a frenzy of garden to-do lists. Seed packets are organized, new seed varieties are studied, and plans are being made for the gardens. Not much can be planted outside now, but the greenhouse space is … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Bugs, Flowers, Garden, Home, Pruning | Tagged annabelle hydrangea, daffodils, praying mantis egg sac, pruning hydrangeas, pruning ornamental grasses, spring chores | 20 Comments

When I Can’t Garden, I Cook

Posted on January 18, 2017 by the blonde gardener

Dreary days in the winter don’t work for me. I can tolerate the cold if the sun is shining, but when it’s not, it can be so depressing. Usually when this happens, I head to the kitchen and cook. It’s still … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas blogger, Cooking, Family, Garden, Home | Tagged arkansas women bloggers, coconut praline cookies, cookie recipe, honey granola recipe, winter baking, zucchini granola cookies | 17 Comments