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Visit Amy Olson Jewelry for pretty, feminine adornments. Today is the last day of her buy one, get one 1/2 off sale, plus, Modish readers get an additional 15% off! Type "modish" in the notes to seller at checkout and wait for a
revised invoice reflecting your discount.
Today's eco-friendly find is a little shop called Pouch, hailing all the way across the pond from Bristol, UK. The entire shop is filled with handmade bags, belts, stuffed owls and much more all made from vintage and re-purposed fabric. They're fun, fresh and affordable in colorful designs and recycled from found materials- they're eco-rific!
For the next few days I'll be bringing you handmade Mother's Day gift ideas, starting with beautiful ceramic pieces because well, moms are as precious as porcelain, awwww:
1. Porcelain bottles with platinum decals by Coe & Waito, at Peek Keep- $72
2. Pink Lollipop porcelain "wall pillow" by Stepanka Ceramics- $47
3. Illustrated bird vase by Little Flower Designs- $65
4. "Shhh" series cup and saucer set by Bailey Doesn't Bark- $21
5. Fern platter by Pat Pyott, at Zanisa- $62
6. Mocha flourish pendant by Sofia Masri- $67
7. "Fly" earthenware bowl by Paloma's Nest- $44
Continuing on with Mother's Day is a project that has a classic history but thanks to cyclical trends, is now thoroughly hip - the paper silhouette picture! The task seems totally daunting, especially if you're creative but photorealism isn't your forte but that's okay! There's an easy way to get that classic look while not freaking out about freehand. Gift silhouettes of yourself and your siblings (if applicable!) to your mom, or snap a few pics of the children of any other mommy in your life and start cutting! Remember that silhouettes don't have to just be cut out of black paper with a white background - make it more modern and unique by using hip color combination like chocolate brown with a blush pink backer paper!
CLASSIC SILHOUETTES
Archival Paper in Contrasting Colors
Surgical Scissors (you need a smaller blade scissor for the tiny details)
Glue Stick
Tape
Digital Portraits of your Subjects in Profile
Access to a Computer, Digital Editing Program, and Printer
Snap several shots of your subjects in profile, with white or light backgrounds preferred. Keep the backgrounds against a clean, flat wall to save yourself time in the editing phase. Load your shots into your camera and open them in Photoshop or a similar editing program. Convert your photos to black and white. If there is any tone or objects in the background, paint them out with the Paintbrush tool in white. Also using the Paintbrush tool, paint highlights and light tones on the subject carefully with black. You ultimately want to end up with a digital silhouette as a starting point, with the face in the direction of whichever way you wish it to sit when it's finished.
Save and print out your image. Take printed silhouette page and stack it on top of a single sheet (or double if you plan to make a duplicate) of archival paper in the color you wish your silhouette to be in. Tape the sheets together hinge style, with one piece on either end of the top sheet that folds over to the back sheet. With your surgical scissors, begin to cut the face side first. When you get to the hair, stop. This is where you will want to stylize your silhouette, because you clearly can't cut each individual hair if your subject has flyaways! For curly or wavy hair, follow the general shape of the hair and add in some graceful curly pieces to give a sense of the texture - it's okay to follow the hair in your printout, too, just remember to simplify! For straight hair, remember to cut slightly into the ends in thin, triangular slivers so the hair doesn't appear as a blocky mass.
When you've finished, use a glue stick to apply your silhouette onto your backer paper. Don't use liquid glue - it will add moisture to the paper and will cause it to buckle. For an even more personal touch, sign your creation with your name (and a note, if you wish) and set it in an antique-feeling frame prior to wrapping and gifting.
Maddy Susser is a graphic designer and
artist that has a soft spot for all things paper and English period
pieces (in other words, men in tights and funny vests). Armed with a
number of years in marketing for retail on a small business and
corporate scope she collects tidbits of information learned along the
way and puts it into easy terms to share, formerly on her blog Try This
at Home, and now on Modish. She's currently working on a line of paper
goods.
Visit Art School Dropout for wonderful, colorful jewelry and accessories. Use code "modish0408" at checkout for 15% off, offer valid thru May 15th! 
I'm. sooooo. in. love.
This is photography by Samantha Lamb and I think it's just stunning. The depth of field in each one is really engaging and elegant, the color palettes are luscious and the end results are quiet, storied, palpable. I just love every. single. photo of hers that I've seen so far, in fact, I've been lost for the past half hour just trying to decide which ones to show you here! Find all her collections on her website, where you can email her if you're interested in purchasing a print, that is, if you can narrow down your favorites and actually choose one to order!
And while you're in the photography mood, be sure to take a peek at Design for Mankind's inspiration e-zine #4, out today. It features some incredible photography that was inspired by the unexpected- there's some good stuff in there, and it's free to check out, so hop to it!
Visit Handmade Hungarian to find a variety of goods made by a group of Hungarian artists on etsy! Mention "modish" in the notes to any of the sellers at checkout and get 15% off! (please wait for a revised invoice before paying) 
Today's handmade space is from Chantelle of Sixth & Elm, creator of wonderful woodburned boxes, frames, wall art and more. She creates while tucked away in the basement of her Toronto studio where she's free to be as messy as she'd like- let's take a look!
What do you create in this space?
Chaos, mostly, but I do occasionally turn out some pretty
nice pieces of hand-burned wooden artwork. Like all makers, I also play
with other mediums down here including wire-working, candle-making,
paper crafting, polymer clay, screen-printing and anything else I can
get my hands on. This is also the place where I stash all the salvaged
items I keep because I "may have a use for it someday," though for most
of the items, that day has never come and it not likely to anytime
soon. There aren't many uses for antique centrifuge parts, for example.
I'm about to hop in the shower after a sweaty yoga workout, which I successfully kept up with all last week and again this morning, hoping to keep it going every weekday morning to start my workdays fresh and invigorated. I've done yoga off and on for 10 years now, and think that the best part of it is going on with your day after your practice, feeling yourself lifted and open, you stand taller and your feet feel more grounded, you feel soft, secure. And a side benefit is that clothes seem to hang better on your elongated, toned torso, like these beautiful tees and tunics by Flux Productions- 
I wish I had one to slip on after my shower, made from slinky soft
burnout material, thin and drapey and oh so yoga-ish, with hand
screen-printed designs on each that give a nice nod to nature. There are some tees for guys too along with some beautiful jersey scarves...find all the lovelies at Flux and add a little more softness to your days.
So you missed the window of seed opportunity, but don't have the budget to spring for new plants? You can always trade (and don't forget the Punk Rock Garden Swap).
See, there are many ways to fill out your garden without dishing out a ton of dough. Seeds we've covered here and here a bit more; but maybe next time you cut up a kiwi you'll want to save a few seeds for an experiment all in the good name of gardening.
Oh, you. You're such a cut up.
Propagating by cuttings: In water: Cut 3-4 inches down of a stem you want to try. Mint is super easy. pinch off the lower leaves, stick in a glass of water; if the cutting is short enough, I'll use a shot glass. (Hey, I'm way done with those days of needing them.) Change the water often. If you don't you'll end up with a soggy, smelly rotting stem in water. It's not pleasant, trust me. Roses, basil, tomatoes, mints, catnip--I've had success with rooting all of these in water.
In soil: Using a leaf to turn a new leaf: My Jade Tree and Christmas Cactus have parented many a friend's houseplant just by giving them a fleshy leaf to stick slightly down in some clean ol' dirt. Some kalanchoes are called mother of thousands for a very good reason. They line the margins of their leaves with little plantlets, ready to drop them at any given time. Soon the next plant over is threatened by an army of baby kalanchoes.
Mad props, plants in the house: Rooting Hormone: this is a powder you can find at most garden stores; you dip the stem/cut end in the powder and then in the dirt the cutting goes.
I've tried it and didn't have any more luck with it than with the
natural alternatives. The bottle says not to use it on edibles which
made me leery [read: scared] enough to give it away to someone else who wanted to give it a try. I've also heard of dipping the cutting in honey before adding it to the soil. Adding crushed aspirin or crushed willow branches to your rooting water are easy alternatives, though the only one I've tried is the willow branches. I didn't actually cut them, I just put a stick in the water, and it seemed to work well enough. Personall
y, I've had lots of success with no additions to water or soil.
A somewhere - in - between - cutting - and- dividing method that works well for woody perennials such as lavender and rosemary is layering. With layering you pin a stem in place on the ground (either with a rock or by burying it in the soil.) Some of these plants prefer to have a notch cut into them before the actual layering. This method takes a little time. Last year I just pinned a stem of rosemary to the ground with a bobby pin (stuck it straight down in the dirt) and left it alone. It grew roots just fine!
You be digging this, we be digging that: The general rule is to wait for a plant to finish blooming before taking cuttings or dividing.
Dividing roots: Peonies, azaleas, lambs ear, a bazillion types of plants will be just fine if you take a sharp shovel and chomp right between stems and down through the root mass. Think of it like cell division, only on a really big scale. Or, maybe not. But get part of the plant, and part of the root structure, then plant them in their new home and water.
Bulb division: Think garlic--one head of garlic has tons and tons of little cloves (bulbs!), each providing you with the opportunity for a new head! Though garlic is best planted in Spring, a lot of other bulbs abide by the division rules. I have huge, thick patches of daffodils in my yard, and once the leaves die back a bit, I go in dig em up then divide them up. The newly divided bulbs might suffer a bit the next year, but the year after that they're back in full bloom.
Beg Borrow and Steal your way to Eden: Many areas have Native Plant Rescue groups. When I first heard of native plant rescue, I envisioned wearing all black with a ski mask, going out and finding small tribes of plants, digging them up and speeding home to add them to my own yard. Not nearly so racy a concept, these are clubs that go out to pre-construction sites, with the owner's permission of course, to rescue the plants before demolition or development begins. I've stumbled on some great deals for plants through Freecycle (obviously free) and Craigslist (at minimal cost). Or. . . just pinch off a pretty stem when you see one, but I'd suggest you ask first!
Things to remember: take cuttings with clean, sharp shears or pruners and cut the stem at a 45 degree angle. Stem cuttings should be no longer than 6 inches. Remove lower leaves that will be below water or soil level. The roots will grow from the leaf scar you create.
Some plants are trademarked and/or patented items, not to be duplicated. May sound odd, but it's true! Make sure you know the origins of the plant you're duplicating!
The Virginia Cooperative Extension sure has a lot to say on the subject, if you want to learn more!
Renee Garner has a passion to make things grow, although her brownish
thumb wants her to believe otherwise. When mud pies aren't on the
menu, you can find her doodling the days away at Wolfie and the Sneak.
Well, let's just continue with the eco-friendly trend all week long as I introduce you to Garbage of Eden Design, creator of accessories made from up-cycled plastic- her pieces make use of the garbage that we would otherwise throw away everyday like plastic newspaper and grocery bags- sweet! 
The results are fresh and exciting, in bright bold colors that are fun for the spring in an eco-friendly wrapper that's fun for everyday of year! Check out more designs in the Garbage of Eden shop, and check out their featured artist on etsy interview this week to learn more!
Visit Ruby Rose for oh so pretty and feminine jewelry. Mention 'modish' at checkout and your shipping charge will be refunded!
Hello, everyone! Sorry I missed Tuesday's post, but I've been quite sick since coming back from San Francisco for work. It's quite a persistent cold! Anyway...
Mother's Day is coming up and I thought it would be great to start a series on gifts to give to all the mommies in your life! It's been a tradition since childhood that my mother generally receives some sort of handmade token from me on Mom's Day, and I love the fact that something you make is so much more meaningful because you took time out to create something. I'm starting out with a favorite of mine - bath salts - which becomes the gift that gives back if you "accidentally" make extra! If you're looking for some recommended sources for all of these materials, click on the links in the ingredients list for some companies I prefer.
TRIO OF BATH SALTS
Bath salts are a quick and easy way to make any bath more soothing. Including them in multiples allows the receiver to choose a fragrance that best suits their mood, or the mood they'd like to be in!
Large Coarse Salts or Bath Salt Base
Essential Oils or Fragrance Oils
Food Coloring (optional)
Bath Salt Containers (in your choice of size and material)
Wax Paper and a Large Surface to Dry Salts on
Disposable Spoon or Other Mixing Tool
Mixing Bowl or Container (Must Not Be Used for Food!)
With a kitchen scale or by eye, measure out the number of ounces of salts that your container will hold; add on an additional two to four ounces to compensate for any salt shrinkage that may occur as you add wet materials to them. Move measured salts into a mixing bowl or other large container that you will NOT use for food in the future - obviously, not a good idea to eat essential or fragrance oils, even if it smells like chocolate, or blueberry muffins, or whathaveyou.
Begin with your food coloring - if you choose not to color your salts, you can skip this step. Color choice is based on personal preference; if you have a color theme that your scent doesn't fit into, it's not a big deal. Because food coloring is a wet ingredient, it is important to add this in slowly and in small quantities at a time. Add it in drop by drop, mixing the salts as you go with a spoon or other tool that you can dispose of after the batch is complete. When you have achieved your desired color intensity, put the food coloring aside and continue to mix for five minutes or so as the salt dries and absorbs the last bits of dye. If after this the salt still appears wet, spread it out on wax paper over a large, flat surface to allow it to dry further before proceeding - it will not absorb the fragrance well while it is still too wet.
Once your bath salts are dry, you can begin to add fragrance. There is no exact formula to tell when you have exactly the right amount of fragrance added, but you can certainly under- or over-fragrance these salts. When you've added too much, the salts become incredibly wet and begin to shrink. There's no "in-the-process" way to really tell when you've added too little - you just have to wait until they're dry to test their aroma. If it's too weak, you can just add more fragrance and let them dry again. Since you need to air dry them, some of the fragrance will be lost in the process, so personally, scenting salts stronger is better for me.
After placing your salts back in the mixing bowl, begin adding your fragrance, blending it in as you add (as you did for the coloring). Eye droppers are extremely helpful during this process so you can have a greater "drop by drop" control of the fragrance - you don't want to add a lot at a time. It's good to take short breaks between adding batches of fragrance to ensure your salts are absorbing them by mixing without adding additional fragrance.
After adding the fragrance, the salts should look a little slick, but not sopping wet. There should not be excess fragrance in the bottom of the bowl after blending; if there is, drain it out of the bowl. Distribute salts evenly over a sheet of wax paper on a large, flat surface and let them dry for a couple of hours (or until dry to touch). The salts must be allowed to dry thoroughly before being placed in containers.
All that's left then is to pack them up and design the packaging! Your salts will be able to be used immediately, although I've personally noticed the fragrance pops a lot better when used after a week or two - so for best results, start planning early for Mom!
Enjoy!
Maddy Susser is a graphic designer and
artist that has a soft spot for all things paper and English period
pieces (in other words, men in tights and funny vests). Armed with a
number of years in marketing for retail on a small business and
corporate scope she collects tidbits of information learned along the
way and puts it into easy terms to share, formerly on her blog Try This
at Home, and now on Modish. She's currently working on a line of paper
goods.
Sales! Specials! Deals! Words you like to hear, eh? Check these goodins out now:
Get 20% off ANYTHING in the Alena Hennessy shop by using the code springsale at checkout, including select items that are already 30% off (so you could save 50%!) and her brand new, wonderfully lovely eco-friendly line of goodness.
I'm a little late to the party, but the celebration is still going on over at the Naughty Secretary Club who is having a sale for the rest of this week to support Administrative Professionals Week! (Ya know, cuz they're the secretary club? Get it?) Get 25% off any of their kitschy cool goods by using the code SECRETARY in the voucher field at checkout.
And My Windup Bird is turning 4 this year! 4? That's old in indie land where many business don't make it past a year or two, so a) big super duper congrats to you, My Windup Bird! And b) thanks for being so cool and offering a free t-shirt with every online purchase! You rock!
Oh and, while I'm at it, might I mention that more cute goodies are now for sale in the Modish shoppe? Felt necklaces by Moufelt and bags and pillow cases by Jenna Rose are now 20-25% off- check, check check, check'a check it out! 
Visit Edesse Designs for notebooks, planners and journals that you can think, write and doodle in!
Continuing with our weekly eco-friendly finds (which I try to post every Wednesday, just fyi), I discovered this new artist on today's front page on etsy- Re:made. They make old things new again crafting skirts, dresses and tote bags out of pretty floral pillow cases, and making cute leather bracelets from old belts. 
Everything they create is made from something else, reusing and recycling with vigor to bring new things into the world without using up anymore of earth's resources. Re-make yourself over with a pretty new diddy from Re:made, and keep your fashion eco-friendly!
Take a look at these wonderful paintings by Caitlin Shearer, mainly of dark haired beauties (but I had to throw in one of her red-heads to represent!) that are long and sleek and full of expression. I love the close up faces, their eyes seem to have depths of secrets and history within them:
These images make me think of another time and place, they hearken back to the past but still feel contemporary- they're just beautiful. And at a mere $7 per pop for a 4"x6" print, you can cover your walls with lovely ladies and see if they'll share their secrets with you.
Visit Little Flower Designs for nature inspired pottery- so cute!
I'm pleased to announce that one of my faaaavorite jewelry artists, pequitobun, finally has their own dot com, officially launching today! It was designed by Aeolidia, who also made my beautiful shoppe site, and looks wonderful! On the site you'll find stunning, unique jewelry that is not only pretty, but earth-friendly too with many pieces utilizing vintage elements, reclaimed from lost and forgotten jewelry, combined with new gemstones and pieces to give them a revamped, modern style. Below you'll find some of my favorite revamped vintage pieces from the site, but be sure to check lots more out at pequitobun.com! 
Happy Earth Day everyone! It seems everyday should be "earth day" really but it's still nice to have a recognized day that brings focus back to the environment and offers advice to people on how they can make little changes in their everydays to be more eco-conscious. One of the simplest and easiest changes you can make to be greener in your daily life is to forget those paper and plastic grocery bags, and instead, bring your own shopping totes. And what's even better than a fashionably funky reusable bag? A reusable bag that was made from recycled/sustainable materials, that's what! So, here are 9 lovely choices for you to consider toting around with you, all made from recycled or organic materials (there's a few sale items included too!)
1. Plastic Blows tote by Black Sheep Heap- 100% recycled cotton- $15
2. Hand painted canvas totes by Bonna Bag- 80% recycled cotton, 20% recycled plastic bottles- $25-45
3. Bicycle tote bag by Rock Paper Scissors- organic cotton- on sale for $21.75, today only!
4. Recycled army bag by Katrina Kaye- recycled tote with vintage fabric- $38
5. Felt tote bag at Zanisa- recycled wool felt- $95
6. Recycled sail tote by Reiter8- recycled sailboat sail- $75
7. Reversible daisy market tote by Pouch- reclaimed vintage and new fabric- on sale for $36, today only!
8. Reversible Doppio bag by Diengie- recycled burlap coffee bean bag- $60
9. Fairgrounds market bag by Tree of Life|Style- salvaged vintage fabric- $25
Visit Tricia McKellar for beautiful photography and digital collage prints. 
Today's handmade space is from Megan of Brassy Apple, a wife, mom and designer who shares her creative workspace with her kids- let's see how she does it!
What do you create in your space?
This space is where my
designs and ideas become reality. All the sketching on paper, napkins, receipts, etc gets measured out, cut, sewn and made into a product here
plus a lot of computer work, blogging, blog hopping and more! My focus
for this space for the last 6 months has been on my apron line and
patterns. Yes patterns! It's been a secret for a long time but now
you've got the inside scoop on to what is coming next from me!
Can you describe what we see in the pics a bit?
My space
is located upstairs in my home in a large room which is half my space
half my children's. It gives me the opportunity to play, work and
interact with my kids. Afterall, kids can be very inspiring! I love
sharing the space and that they know they are welcome in my "work area"
instead of forbidden.
My desk houses my computer, printer, books, files, etc - all the normal things a desk helps you do! I decoupaged the drawer fronts with some favorite fabrics and updated the draw pulls with sleek silver ones. My red chair adds the perfect pop of color right in the middle too! I keep all my notes and lists right at my finger tips with a large metal board which hangs above my desk. I salvaged an old metal frame, glued a custom cut metal piece to the inside, painted it red, made some bubble magnets again using favorite fabric scraps and now I have a functional useful piece of art. Beside that on the wall, I also have a french bulletin board which was custom made for me that I easily slip papers, photos, etc in and out of. It keeps it all visual for me where I can see it quickly and easily.
Clear storage bins have been labeled by color for my small pieces of fabric and sit right next to my sewing "closet". My sewing machines, current projects and extra supplies are easily accessible and easily hidden away from little fingers or guests by the double doors on that space.
How do you feel when you
enter your "handmade space?"
There is definitely a sense of
accomplishment seeing the projects I have created that reflect my
personality and the purpose of the space. A sense of style, function,
and creativity come to mind as well. It's wonderful to enter a space
and truly love how you feel when you are in it. There's always projects
just begging to be finished or started calling out to me as well! LOL!
What a great space! I love those decoupaged drawers on the desk and the magnetic board above her desk- inspiring ideas for everyone's office, hmm?
Take a peek at Brassy Apple to keep up with Meg's design plans, see diy projects (including how she made her desk) and find out when her newly revamped website will be up and running. There's also a lot of great crafty tutorials on the right sidebar of her blog that you may like to check out!
Sorry for the delayed posting today- I just got back from a long weekend back in Reno and am having a hard time stepping back into the swing of things. Now, I'm glad to be back home in Portland where the kitty cuddling is endless and to celebrate, I bring you some beeeaauuuuuuutiful jewelry made right here in pdx, Magma Jewelry:
Each glass lampwork bead is handmade by Blake Van Roekel in her Portland, OR studio. I love the different shapes, textures and combinations- some cheery and colorful, some more subtle and neutral, but all very organic and feminine. There are lots of wonderful designs to choose from in necklaces, bracelets, earrings and hairpins- check out the entire line at Magma, and for Portland residents, Blake hosts glass making classes and custom design parties too!
I'm always up for a challenge, so when I offered plant advice early on in my stint here at Modish, my internet buddy Krystyn Heide decided to throw a tough one my way. Here’s how Krystyn described her gardening area:
It's about 3ft x 4ft wide. Three sides are enclosed by a short brick wall, with the fourth running flush to the cement patio (see image 1). On the left, I can only dig about an inch or two before I hit red clay, and an inch under that is concrete(see images 2-4). It gets deeper as it goes to the right, and on the farthest right side it's several inches deep. The pictures show the short plants I bought, and how high they stick out of the soil when planted on the shortest side of the garden. The WEIRDEST thing is, there's a drain under the soil, on th e LEFT side. So it gets deeper as it you get closer to the right side, but the drain is on the left. Which means the water just pretty much sits there when it rains.
Here are a couple thoughts:
The not so fun part:
Dealing with clay soil is hard (literally and figuratively) so I would do the not-very-fun task of digging out all of the dirt, and either amending it or replace it. To amend it, I like Espoma products because they are organic and easy to find, but there are a ton of others on the market. Greensand (which is actually a mineral) can also improve the soil structure for drainage, while adding nutrients back to the soil. Perhaps even, just to err on the safe side, adding the slightest layer of sand to level the bottom.
The Fun Part:
The things to consider for this particular bed include: zone (Atlanta is similar to my own - 7b) and elements that might create a microclimate. The heat of a city in combination with temperatures radiating off roads and buildings will allow consideration of plants that need slightly warmer temperatures than that particular zone. If I love a zone 8 plant, I'll just plant it closer to my house and it will usually do just fine. Also consider sunlight and shade, as well as, obviously, soil depth (in this case extremely shallow).
Have I mentioned I like adding features for the birds in the garden?
Blomus Feeder ($123) and base ($38; both top right) from Lekker: This feeder with the optional base is not only gorgeous, but she can put the base in before the dirt goes back in the bed and it'll be ready to go! Also since the design incorporates both the bath and the feeder option, she can give the birds refuge in the drought or offer a particular type of food to attract a more specific variety to the patio.
Now for the dirty fingernails!
Anemone (image a)should be planted in the fall, and much like ranunculus (image b), the small tubers need to be planted just about 2 inches below the surface. Bright and cheery and all mixed in with Mondo Grass the effect could be surprising and striking. Mondo grass, aka monkey grass and liriope (image c), comes in compact (or dwarf) sizes, which would work really well in such a limited space. I have been in love with Black Mondo Grass since the first time I saw it. It's a hardy plant that just might try to take over the space, but will put up with the uneven moisture, get it in the dwarf size and you're golden! And the color? Gorgeous, deeply hued, and nontraditional enough to match Krystyn's urban loft environment. Then, of course, there are the tried and true succulents that I love so much! I mean, come on: shallow roots, drought tolerant and most of them (at least in my experience) aren't too picky about their light requirements, either! Two Dog Gardens (image d) on etsy has some beautiful selections. The Garden Sage is also worth checking out for a variety of sedum cuttings.
Make several small groupings throughout the bed and cover the rest of the dirt with a layer of beautiful river rocks. And voila! A modern garden worth of loft style living.
Some resources strictly based on Internet research but are interesting enough that I've added them to my itinerary for my next Atlanta trip:
Randy's Perennials and Water Gardens has several good reviews on Dave's Garden; one reviewer specifically pointed out their broad selection of succulents. Sounds like a resource worth checking out to me!
The Urban Gardener has the Espoma products I suggested earlier as well as a selection of hardy succulents for Hotlanta (sorry, I had to use that phrase at least once to get it out of my system. I'm done, I swear).
A great resource for you Georgianers (Georgianese?) is the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Xeriscape Guide.
So, what say you, Krystyn? Ready to break ground?
Anyone else out there that might have suggestions, questions or comments? Please feel free to join in on the conversation!
Renee Garner has a passion to make things grow, although her brownish thumb wants her to believe otherwise. When mud pies aren't on the menu, you can find her doodling the days away at Wolfie and the Sneak.
Visit MAKUstudio for raku and stoneware pottery and original jewelry! 
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