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Welcome to home, garden, life.
Permit me to introduce myself. I am Diane LaSauce, author of home, garden, life located in Central Virginia, USA. I am a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in interior design. For nearly a decade, I owned and operated a highly successful residential interior design firm located in Northern Virginia where I offered full-service, turnkey solutions to a diverse clientele. Currently residing in Western Albemarle County, I blog about the wonders and pitfalls of living, loving, and learning.
The mission of this blog is sustainability and education. My motto: “Respect the earth; Create memorable food”.
Diane’s passions extend deeply into writing and landscape photography where during 2011 her blog— home, garden, life — was born. Writing about a love of home, garden and life’s experiences, complemented by her photographs, this blog supports her mission of sharing, learning and a fundamental commitment to the environment.
dill in the summer garden ~ an important host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly
Twenty-five years ago, I became a Virginia Master Gardener and this knowledge proved invaluable when planning the gardens at my current residence. Once the existing palette was cleared of invasives and diseased plant material, the process of implementing organic methods and planting native, edible landscaping began. Each year since rewards me with bounty and beauty.
chocolate layer cake
However, in this climate one must remain vigilant. Gardening is an ongoing challenge, with plant success depending mostly on the whims of Mother Nature. To offset garden failures, I receive great joy and satisfaction by monitoring bluebirds, maintaining a Monarch Waystation, and witnessing the miracle of nature moment to moment.
Blogging allows a worldwide forum with a center for learning and sharing—and your feedback is important.
I will honor my mission by posting regularly to this site.
Please comment so I may know whether this blog accomplishes its purpose.
Thank you.
All content and photos throughout this entire blog are:
Copyright © 2011~ 2015 by Diane LaSauce All Rights Reserved
Hi Diane, from a fellow Virginian!
I stumbled across your blog while reading an article online that referenced an herb garden you created using pavers as a border. What a lovely inspiration — I saved the photo so I can refer to it when I get to planning my herb garden. I dream of becoming a master gardener but will have to wait because I don’t yet have enough time to devote to it. In the meantime I am learning, learning, learning, as I have the time. Do you keep bees? I’m just getting into beekeeping and have met several beekeepers who are Master gardeners who are beekeepers, or who have a master gardener in their immediate family. There seems to be a lot of overlap and I can understand why!
I enjoy seeing your photos and reading your blog — please keep it up so long as you are enjoying it. Clearly you are an artist at heart! Albemarle county is beautiful and you’re fortunate to have such a canvas on which to add your own splash of color.
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Thanks Erin for your comments. Where are you in VA?
No I do not keep bees. With the recent colony collapse issues, I do not think I would invest time or money in keeping bees. Local honey is available at farmer’s markets, and I support those folks.
Gardening is a labor of love indeed.
Good luck, there are over 200 posts on my blog covering a multitude of topics, so please continue to peruse. Ask questions anytime.
Diane
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I’m not that much of a online reader… to be honest your blog is really nice-keep it up! I’ll go ahead and bookmark your site and come back down the road. Many thanks.
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Amazing blog! Do you have any hints for aspiring writers? I’m planning to start my own site soon but I’m a little lost on everything. Would you propose starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are so many options out there that I’m completely confused .. Any tips? Bless you!
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Thanks Nicky. My suggestion for aspiring writers is to LOVE the craft. Good writers are not sloppy and are extremely detail oriented. I began blogging on Google’s Blogger and quickly moved to WordPress where I found a more sophisticated platform. WordPress also responds to questions promptly. Good luck!
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Very impressive!!!
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