Jennifer Rizzo

If you are an early fall decorating person, fake pumpkins make decorating for fall so much easier! Not only can you decorate for fall even earlier and use them from year to year, but you don’t have to worry about the local wildlife munching on them. Every time I attempt to put real pumpkins outside, not matter what I treat them with, they don’t last more than a few days witho...

One of the benefits of growing hydrangeas (besides enjoying how pretty they are all summer) is being able to dry them for decorating with in the fall and winter. Did you know you can spray paint dried flowers! and flower arrangements and make pretty, custom bouquets Did you know they make special spray paint for flowers? They do! In fact it comes in a ton of different colors!...

There a few things that always remind me of summertime. The sun, picnics, and the presence of honeybees. Bee skeps are a traditional coiled basket that was used as a bee hive for centuries. While they are now no longer used as bee hives their simple and attractive design makes a lovely decor piece. This can be displayed with a stack of books or in a cabinet and I love that yo...

If you are like me and you have a lot of mature trees on your property, you will find you have a lot of areas with either full to part shade, dappled shade, or part sun.  It can become challenging to find plants that will actually thrive on low light.  I thought I would give you a little tour and a few ideas what the best plants for Chicago area and th...

Topiaries with dried flowers are pretty and can last a long time! If you’re looking for a fun, non- spooky Halloween centerpiece; a witches hat topiary with dried flowers if a pretty a fun way to create something pretty! This would be so cute as a decor item if you are hosting a Practical Magic movie party this year with the new movie coming out! It definitely gives a more or...