{"id":1436,"date":"2014-04-27T13:15:37","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T17:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2014-04-28T09:22:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T13:22:59","slug":"gardening-inspirations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/2014\/04\/gardening-inspirations\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening Inspirations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been busy finishing up tax season and am now starting to turn my attention to the gardens.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been a long, hard winter here in Indiana.\u00a0 Spring finally arrived with a fanfare of crocuses and daffodils.\u00a0 Welcome, Spring!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some inspiring sites to get you in a Spring kind of mood &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hackthelife.net\/home-improvements\/top-20-clever-and-simple-gardening-hacks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 20 Clever and Simple Gardening Hacks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the first one and I&#8217;m putting it to use immediately. \u00a0I was just getting ready to buy some peat pots.<\/p>\n<p>Make biodegradeable planter out of toilet paper rolls.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Top 20 Clever and Simple Gardening Hacks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hackthelife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/gardening-hacks-1.jpg\" alt=\"gardening hacks 1 Top 20 Clever and Simple Gardening Hacks\" width=\"373\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hackthelife.net\" target=\"_blank\">(Photo from hackthelife.net<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>There are, of course, 19 more hacks, each one practical as well as lovely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivillage.com\/amazing-night-plants-bloom-night\/7-a-541181\" target=\"_blank\">Gorgeous Night Gardens &#8211; Amazing Night Plants<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well isn&#8217;t that something? \u00a0I hadn&#8217;t thought of enjoying the gardens at night, too. \u00a0I have Dusty Miller plants that I grow every year, as well as Lavender. \u00a0I may have to plant some Silver Sage, too, and take a few moonlight walks this summer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Moonlight-Tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"margin:8px, 8px,8px,8px alignleft wp-image-1438 size-medium\" style=\"margin: 8px;\" src=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Moonlight-Tree-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Moonlight Tree\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Moonlight-Tree-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Moonlight-Tree-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Moonlight-Tree.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nPhoto &#8211; freedigitalphotos.net \/ domdeen<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pooktre.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>3. \u00a0Garden Craziness<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is intriguing. \u00a0Love that creative spirit. \u00a0 Abandon the practical; have something for the sheer joy of it. \u00a0(Maybe the full moon in the photo above is affecting me.)<a href=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/eelravxs.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1443\" src=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/eelravxs.bmp\" alt=\"Pooktre Tree Shapers\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pooktre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pooktre Tree Shapers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/eelravxs.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1443\" src=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/eelravxs.bmp\" alt=\"Pooktre Tree Shapers\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Pete-Tree-person-and-Becky.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1444\" src=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Pete-Tree-person-and-Becky-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pete, Tree person and Becky\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Pete-Tree-person-and-Becky-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Pete-Tree-person-and-Becky.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of pooktre.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any favorite or intriguing gardening sites? \u00a0Any gardening inspirations?<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- Gardening inspirations --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4166420025940107\" data-ad-slot=\"5073487787\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been busy finishing up tax season and am now starting to turn my attention to the gardens.  It&#8217;s been a long, hard winter here in Indiana.  Spring finally arrived with a fanfare of crocuses and daffodils.  Welcome, Spring!  Here are some inspiring sites to get you in a Spring kind of mood &#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127,52,53,73,368],"tags":[397,399,396,398],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1436"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1450,"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions\/1450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1436"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/simplelifecorp.com\/simplelifeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}