This is the last weekend for the Spring Flower Show at Phipps Conservatory and Botanic Gardens. The theme is The Secret Garden and it's a wonderful show. Try to get out and see it. With the nice weather you might even see something blooming in the outdoor garden.
Here's a video from KDKA's Pittsburgh Today Live.
If you are a woman of childbearing age in Los Angeles, you may have heard of me. I often get introduced at baby showers as, "My friend who gave birth in a parking lot." Having a baby in a parking lot is not what I thought I would become known for, but it was one of the best experiences of my life and, luckily, I love telling -- and retelling -- my birth story.
A watched pot never boils. At three days past my due date with my second child, I knew what it felt like to be the pot. Every time I came downstairs -- in the morning, after a midday nap, before dinner -- my in-laws, who were in town for the birth, observed, "Still no baby?"
Lea Lion grew up in Squirrel Hill and is now a Los Angeles-based journalist. She is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and a current contributor to L.A. Weekly and The Eastsider. She is the co-founder of Drumwordspokenbeat. She wrote this for the Huffington Post.
Rent the Runway is beefing up its loanable inventory of high-end fashion with a capsule collection by India native Bibhu Mohapatra. The six-dress collection weds vivid colors and fabrics with art deco-inspired structure and details.
"With Indian-inspired fashion emerging as a trend on the runways and Rent the Runway customers showing an increased affinity for vibrant colors and embellishments, this partnership was a natural fit," CEO and co-founder Jenn Hyman said in a release.
Dresses are available now for rent for four or eight days at www.renttherunway.com. Four-day rentals range from $200 to $400 for gowns that would retail for about $1,495 to $3,100. Costs are higher for eight-day rentals.
Check out the gowns (photos courtesy of Rent the Runway) ...
Zemu glacier gown, rental starts at $375
Bengal tiger dress, rental starts at $250
Himalayan panther gown, rental starts at $400
Sagar island dress, rental starts at $200
Amaranth lotus gown, rental starts at $375
Mumbai at night dress, rental starts at $225
Blogger: The Busy Budgeting Mama, Shaler
Our girls' playroom is full of past DIY (do it yourself) projects and budget friendly storage solutions.
I love their play kitchen pieces. I LOVED playing kitchen when I was little.. so it makes me sooo happy seeing the girls love playing in that space. We grabbed them up at a Church Flea Market and a local thrift store. I think the total for the 3 pieces was $15. I had spray painted two of them white to freshen them up.
For the cafe awning, I had a HUGE cardboard IKEA box leftover. I painted it white with leftover ceiling paint... taped off stripes... and spray painted it yellow!
Read lots and lots of details about the playroom and see more pictures here.
Natalie, aka the Busy Budgeting Mama, is the mother of Sophie, Sienna and Micah and a freelance graphic designer. She runs the Etsy shop The Pretty Paperie and will use any excuse to throw a party.
This bunch of onion plants are going in the garden today. Wish me luck! Photo by Doug Oster
Onions are one of those crops which can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked.
My garden is still too wet, so I'm dumping a load of compost on a bed and planting in that.
I have a terrible track record for growing onions although the garlic does great. My wife gets a laugh out of the golf ball sized onions I harvest every year.
My guess is I just don't have enough sun. I've prepared one of my sunnier beds and will cross my fingers again this season.
There are many different ways to start onions. Some gardeners start seeds inside, then plant the tiny seedlings in the garden. Others will use sets sold just about everywhere this time of the year. They look like tiny onions.
My radio partner Jessica Walliser has done a lot of research about planting sets and says it's actually best to choose the smaller sized bulbs, they will make the biggest onions. Sets are onions started last season and pulled at a certain size. The bigger ones have used more energy to get that size and won't make the largest onions.
I'm starting with plants this year. I got them from Chapon's Greenhouse. What luck I've had with onions is from starting with plants.
I'll planting them in good compost, the right distance apart, they will be mulched with straw in a sunny spot and will keep them watered and fertilized.
If it doens't work this year, I'll do the same thing I do every year...try again next season.
We all need a little dose of humility and the garden can be just the place to get it.