Oh Happy First Day of Fall to you all!!! The summer days have finally come to a crawl. Cooler temps are on the way, At least that’s what they say, I am ready to begin my toil, and get down into the soil. Time to plant all my new shrubs, I hope I don’t have […]
Meet the Newest Member of the Nelson Crew!
Hey Everyone! I’ve been absent from blogging as of late because there is a new Nelson in the Nelson Crew! My husband Nick and I welcomed our son Revan (pronounced like Heaven) Nolan Gonzales on May 10th. Revan, is Rolf and Anita’s 6th grandchild and Karen’s first grandchild! I haven’t done much gardening because I’ve […]
How to Troubleshoot Your Disappearing Fountain
Here is a super helpful and handy checklist for what to do if your Disappearing Fountain appears to not be working: NO WATER COMING OUT OF THE FOUNTAIN Does the fountain have power/water? If you don’t think you are getting power, check the GFCI by pressing the test and reset buttons on the outlet. Use […]
Hacked Off!
Have you ever just gotten super hacked off? Well this Saturday I was so hacked off! I had enough and it was time to get even! Well, I guess I should explain myself and give you some background. It all started in October when my husband Nick and I bought a home. Now the previous […]
The Christmas Count Down Begins!!!
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me……… well Nelson’s doesn’t have a partridge and a pear tree soooo I’m going to mix up this classic Christmas song and make it about winter gardening (ish I did my best)!!! Please sing along! Also if this post gets 100 Likes/comments by Next […]
Mr. Turkey is BACK!!!
For many years we set up a hay bale turkey on the corner of Katy Fort Bend and Colonial Parkway. Then his spot was taken when a traffic light was installed on that corner. Mr. Turkey was forced into retirement. But he’s back! We made changes in the side parking lot and now have room […]
Snoop Dogg and Water Gardening
Do you ever have super bizarre work dreams? Well the other day I had the weirdest dream work dream ever. I went to NRG stadium for the Snoop Dogg concert (in real life I’ve only been to two concerts…I’m not a concert person at all least of all a Snoop Dogg one. I probably couldn’t […]
Adorable Stamped Pots
Before my husband and I got married and moved into a house, we each lived in apartments. I absolutely have to have plants in my life and had several little pots with herbs, flowers, and veggies out on the small balcony of my apartments. We have these adorable little pots that have stamped sayings on […]
Gardening in August….
August is a tricky month for gardeners especially in Texas. The weather is hot and humid but the ground is dry. Gardening in August is not for the faint of heart, you have to be willing to get out there and sweat your butt off. It’s tough to get out and keep up with your […]
Christmas in July
Psst… The Ding Dang Sale is still going on at Nelson’s. I don’t know about you but I never really understood the whole Christmas in July concept….and to be perfectly honest I still don’t. Any way what does this have to do with what I’m writing about…I’m glad you asked. I like to get my […]
