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One Stylish Garden Rake

No Comments 31 August 2012

Forget the garden shed, I’d hang this garden rake on a wall inside my house! I originally saw the rake on Facebook, shared by Leaf Magazine (if you haven’t checked out this free online garden design magazine, do it!), and was instantly drawn to the color combination. This is what I love about functional art; [...]

book reviews, Contests, garden

Sunset Western Garden Book: The Ultimate Resource for Design-minded Gardeners

35 Comments 16 August 2012

The latest edition of The New Sunset Western Garden Book ($34.95) offers gardeners more than just pretty pictures. Although, with over 2,000 full-color photos, it’s hard not to flip through the book and admire all the beautiful landscape and planting ideas from water-wise gardens, to edible gardens, to do-it-yourself projects. For 80 years now, Sunset [...]

Chickens, garden

Enrich Your Backyard Chicken’s Eggs with Omega-3

37 Comments 12 July 2012

Give your home fresh eggs a boost of Omega-3 by growing and feeding your backyard flock a Chicken Forage Blend that ;achieves ;the result right in the egg. Not only will you be fortifying your eggs with heart-healthy Omega-3 fatty acids, but your chickens will love grazing on the fresh blend of alfalfa, clover, and [...]

garden

Out with The Old and In with The New

1 Comment 09 July 2012

Change is in the air! Just as our gardens are ever evolving, the Nest In Style blog has seen it’s fair share of transitions since I created it December 2007. First it was my personal garden blog, then it became the home of the Nest In Style podcast with my co-host Teresa O’Connor of Seasonal Wisdom, and [...]