I've been on a gardening kick for several days and how it relates to your laundry problems and efforts. One last tip is to grab that box of Borax (20 Mule Team) in your laundry room and head to the back yard. Borax is a great preservative agent for fresh flowers. You can capture a bit of summer to enjoy all winter long. Learn how to dry flowers with Borax.

As our gardens begin to wane, it is time to gather rosebuds, petals, roots and leaves to make natural fabric dyes. Wouldn't you love to capture the autumn reds of maple leaves for a wool scarf or cotton blouse or a great pair of jeans. Making and using natural dyes is not difficult. It is a bit more time consuming that buying a commercial dye but the rewards are so satisfying. Many plants can be gathered and dried to make dyes all winter and there is always bark and evergreens to gather. Learn how to make your own dyes in every color from yellow to blue to black and how to use them for one of a kind garments.

For most football players, a clean uniform is a sign that they didn't get any action during the game. They were a bench warmer. A filthy uniform with grass stains, mud, blood and sweat is a signal of toughness. But, they all want that sparking clean uniform to start the next game and the cycle continues! If you have the duty to get that uniform looking great week after week, learn how to remove the stains and let them show off their laundry colors with pride.

Fall is the perfect time to plant cool season crops, trees and perennials. In the hot, hot South, it is my favorite time to garden. The plants still have several weeks to acclimate before the first frost and the weather is so enjoyable. I'm getting ready to plant two eucalyptus trees, two fig trees and three dwarf crape myrtles. And, I'm going to create a new bed of daylilies by moving things around in the garden. Needless to say, my clothes inevitably have ground in dirt, grass stains and assorted stains. Learn how to remove the traces of your yard work from your clothes and next spring you can bask in the rewards of your labor.