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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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Zucchini Bread
It’s zucchini season! One of my all time favorite recipes to use my zucchini for is to make zucchini bread! I got this recipe from my aunt and trust me… you will want to keep this one handy for when your zucchini is ready! I also shred any extra zucchini and freeze it (be sure
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How to Blanch and Freeze Green Beans
Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables. They are also one of the things I look forward to harvesting the most! Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables, so I always blanch and freeze my green beans but they can also be canned using a pressure canner. The first step is fairly straight forward… pick your
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Succulent Propagation Using Leaves
I received a beautiful succulent for Easter this past year. Of course, because I am really into propagating plants lately… I had to give this a try too! I am not super familiar with different types of succulents, but it seems like a lot of different types can be propagated this way! Basically, you use
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Summer Front Porch Design
I get super excited about decorating our entryway deck! It is the first thing that people see when they come over to our house, so I like it to look nice. We have a fairly small and narrow deck leading up to our front door, so it’s fairly simple to make a big statement with
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Garden Preservation Must Haves
I have been preserving produce from our gardens for the past couple of years and continue to seek out new ways to utilize our harvest into the winter months! So far in my preserving experience, I have come across some tools that have been extremely beneficial! I am not an affiliate (yet ;)) but wanted
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Petunias
When I was working for our local Summer Recreation Program, part of my job was to care for different yards and outdoor areas of various locations in the city. Some of these areas included gardens. I worked with one of my friend’s mom, who grew gorgeous gardens. She taught me so much about gardening and
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