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My name is Carissa, the person behind Life on Lady Slipper Lane. This is Cara, the adorable chocolate lab! Cara and I love hanging out around the house and spending as much time as possible in the garden! Learn more about us below!
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Preparing For Overnight Guests In 4 Steps
We recently had some of my husband’s family spend a couple of nights at our house during a family reunion. We had a wonderful time! We love to have people stay with us! While it can be stressful to have company staying over night… it doesn’t need to be! There are a few things that
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Easy Hydroponic Gardening
A couple of years ago, my in-laws gifted me a hydroponic garden for Christmas. This led to the inside joke of growing “basement lettuce.” We keep this in the basement due to the bright lights! In all seriousness though, hydroponic gardening is becoming more and more popular! I have a six-pod set up, meaning I
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Townhouse Guest & Laundry Room Combo
We recently had some of Caleb’s family stay with us a couple of nights during a family reunion. I figured since I did a little cleaning before they arrived, now would be the perfect time to share some pictures of the next room in the townhouse! This room is located upstairs and has two exterior
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How to Blanch and Freeze Broccoli
I am absolutely loving being able to pick fresh produce from the garden! It always amazes me how much better things taste when they come directly from the garden. WAAAAYYYY better than from a grocery store. Granted… I’m very bias haha! :). So, recently my broccoli has started to be ready to pick! Like most
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Hostas
Hostas are one of my all-time favorite perennial landscape plants! They are easy to grow, they look awesome, there are a ton of different varieties, and they are one of the easiest plants to propagate! To split a Hosta, you literally dig it up, then take a shovel and chop it in half or a
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How To Propagate Spider Plants
If you frequently hang out with me here on the blog, you may recall the post all about spider plants! They are one of the easiest to grow and propagate house plants that I have found. I got my first spider plant in 5th grade when we brought them home as a Mother’s Day gift.
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