When it comes to cheese and food garnishes in our house, the last few years have definitely been mostly about speed and convenience.

Shopping during that one weekend when all the deals happen allows me to still get a great price.. Buy what everyone else has or what you’ve used before and you know works well..If you look around at all the other homes in your area, chances are that there are some plants that seem to be in every yard.

That’s probably because they’re reasonably-priced and almost anyone can grow them.Those are the ones you should start with!Even if you don’t know the name of that plant, go to the nursery when you notice that it’s in bloom in your neighborhood and find it that way!

There’s nothing worse than finding a beautiful, expensive plant that you’ve never seen before, bringing it home, and then learning after the fact that it’s outside of your skill-set as a gardener.Practice with the basics first until you get good at it!.

If you’ve used a plant in your garden before, and you know how it’s going to do, that’s a great bet too!

I had some of these bachelor’s buttons at my old house and I know I could never manage to kill them, no matter how neglected they got, so a few of these won a spot in the garden too.. Buy smaller plants and be patient..If you spray or wipe vinegar over your windows after you park your car, it will prevent ice from forming in moderately cold temps.

You can also use it to mist over a light frost to help it melt faster.. 3) Protect your wipers!One of the most frustrating parts of an icy car is trying to chip away at the ice around your windshield wipers.

The car’s defroster rarely reaches the wipers too, so warming your car up in advance of needing it doesn’t help either.Simply place an old pair of socks over your wipers after you park, and you’ll be good to go no matter what the weather brings!.