Your New Best Friend for DIY and Gardening

It rained all day yesterday and then about 7:00pm it looked like this...

and this...

Still a bit of haze over the back mountains...

There's no rain in today's forecast, so my best friend and I will be out hauling manure and other glamorous jobs.  Honestly - I should show you my current "work outfit."  It is so amazingly ugly and gross it defies description.   

I've always thought it would be nice to be a Victorian lady type gardener with a big straw hat and a dainty little outfit.  The reality is I have over three acres of gardens to tend to and thousands of daylilies to dig and ship.  No time for dainty.  Our next door neighbor, who is also our pastor and a avid gardener, can go out and work and look absolutely pristine when he finishes.  I look like I've been rolling in the pig pen.  Really!

Who is my best friend?  Glad you asked. 

AVON Silicone Glove hand cream.  All the years I did hair we used a product called Anti-Terge, which is still available through Amazon.  But, whooeeee - it is soooooo expensive now.  I get my Silicone Glove online from a blogger buddies online shop

Here's what Silicone Glove does.  It keeps stuff from sticking to you - like dirt and paint.  I put on a coat, let it dry, and then put on another coat before heading out to the garden.  Wearing gloves doesn't stop my hands from becoming pretty grimy.    I also put it on my feet because even if I'm wearing sneaks my feet get dirty. And ladies - no way am I ever going out in public with cracked dirty looking heels.


I also use it for DIY projects and when I'm working on my art journals.  No heavy scrubbing required to remove paint.  


Best of all?  When they have a special (one is coming up real soon according to the AVON website) you will be able to buy three tubes of this or mix and match for - are you ready????  FIVE DOLLARS!


Here's the disclaimer:  I get absolutely nothing from my blogger buddy or AVON for recommending this product.


Check it out. You won't be sorry...

A Very Early Spring

It's hard to believe it's March 4th in North Idaho.  I'm already well into my spring pruning and clean up.  Daylily shipments can  be started soon to those who aren't buried under snow. 

Lilacs are budded out...

Tulips are up...

Violets are blooming...

Cleaning up and hauling manure to the cutting garden is already half done!

We don't buy manure or bark by the bag...

And our friends bring us pine needles for mulch...

I'll be starting seeds indoors soon and will be able to transfer them to my new upright cold frame that hubby built for me last fall.  That's our old "slider" as the front door and the rest is free windows from our favorite small town window company.  I have two large shelf units ready to waiting.  I should be able to get 25 or so trays of plants in there. 

Don't forget to check back later for Show and Tell Friday...