I saw crocuses in someone's lawn today so I know spring is coming soon so that mean's it's time to think about the garden. Even living in the city we try to plant someting every year so that the kidlets can see it grow. Last year we had cherry tomatoes on the back porch which fed Joy all summer long. I also have a beautiful lavender plant by the front door that the girls pick from as we walk by.

One thing I love to do is double up my blessings. This year I'm building my garden and helping an organization with which I work. SynerGeo does afterschool art programs for city kids. It's a non-profit organization and in this time of economic stress fundraising is a challenge. That's why I've ordered my new plantings from Flower Power.

This is a great fundraiser for SynerGeo because Flower Power will mail the plants directly to you at the appropriate time for planting. Also, plants are guaranteed. If you have any trouble you just give them a call and they will send you a new one or credit your account.

This is entirely online this year so you don't have to worry about contacting me or being near Richmond. The link takes you to our online store and each item will let you know the details about each plant.

So hop on over to Flower Power and check out the beautiful plants. If there's something you were going to buy for your yard anyway why don't you get it here. It'll help a kid have afterschool programs that they wouldn't otherwise get and personally I think that's a Cool Idea. Thank You.

Are you ready to spruce up the outside of your house? Maybe not quite yet if you just got hit with 6-10 inches of snow like we did but it is the time of year to be thinking about it.  Spring Hill Nurseries and Breck's have amazing products and the organization I work with that provide after school art and mentoring programs to inner city children is working with Spring Hill/ Breck's to raise funds. Fundraising with Flowers is a great program that not only provides wonderful plants delivered directly to the purchaser at the correct time for planting no matter where in the country you are located but the plants are also 100% guaranteed. If you aren't satisfied Spring Hill will give you a credit or refund.

These are the same plants that you would order directly from Spring Hill but if you order them through our site we'll be able to purchase additional art supplies for our camp this summer and finish the pottery studio. Orders and credit cards can be taken online. If you have any questions you can leave a comment here or contact me by email because I happen to think helping others is a very Cool Idea. Thank You.