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Vicki R

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Pathways Design Ideas for Home and Garden

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Pergola Season! Helpful Tips To Building Your Own

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Old World Garden Farms Newark, OH
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New garden in a forgotten corner

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AnaLusi A Nine Mile Falls, WA
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Turn a tablecloth into a Floorcloth!

Today I wanted to show you guys a cool way to make a floorcloth that doesn't require any painting or designing of any kind on your part. All you need is a good eye and some bargain ...»
hunting skills, and I know ya'll have those in abundance. So lets get started!

I was shopping at my beloved Target and saw some GREAT printed tablecloths from the DwellStudio Line on the clearance endcap. Already reasonably priced at full price, they were clearanced out to$8.98! I don't normally use tablecloths, but couldn't pass up this bargain! I started wondering what other things I could do with them...Wall hanging? Foot-of-the-bed pop of color? Curtains? Slipcover fabric? Then I spotted a round one with a Suzani print, and got an idea!

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Laura H Tucson, AZ
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    What a wonderful idea! I plan to begin looking for the right tablecloth for underneath my ...»
    dining room table. Love that it will clean up so nicely. And, love your idea for an outdoor area. Outdoor rugs can be much more costly and I never seem to get more than 1 year's use due to wear & fading. Thanks so much.

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  • Full instructions and materials are listed on my blog: http://www.empressofdirt.net/most-useful-garden-accessory-this-year-squirrel-screens/
  • These simple screens will protect your young seeds and plants from birds, squirrels, and moths.
  • The squirrels can't dig in the bed anymore (hee hee) but sun and rain still get through as needed.
  • Mounted on the side of a raised bed, the screen can also be used as vine support. I used it here for cucumbers.
  • Given a good start, my veggies now do really well. Nom nom!
  • While I'm winning this round, you know the squirrels will find some other way to mess with the garden! Such is life. ;)
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DIY Garden Screens: A Multi-Purpose Solution

It's funny sometimes how something so simple can make such a big difference. These homemade garden screens are now a favourite accessory in my garden. ...»

I first start using them to keep the squirrels and birds from dining in my veggie beds. Not only did they work but the fine mesh screen kept the moths out too! From there I realized I could also use them as vine supports, and to support winter covers over my raised beds (I grow veggies throughout the year). Lots of uses from one item!

Many crops are self-pollinating and can remain covered (lettuces, legumes, spinach...) but for those that benefit from insect pollination, just remove the covers once the plants are well-established.

There's a complete material list and instructions on my blog. You can make them without any power tools and it's simple to do. And better yet, the squirrels won't thank you! http://www.empressofdirt.net/most-useful-gar...

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Empress of Dirt - Melissa Canada
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    Mothballs are toxic outside, too - don't leave around for small children to pick up. I like ...»
    the screen idea immensely as it's very environmentally friendly and solves a number of problems. But, I have to get my raised beds in place this year. Then will tackle screens.

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  • July 9th after a week of record high temps and very little rain...the plants here are loaded with tomatoes inside the cage and full of blooms too!

Tomatoes and their need for water

I started may 28th planting 4 tomatoes around a garbage can with holes drilled in the bottom rim and a second row up about 10 inches... buried the can to where the top holes just barely ...»
were above the ground... put in two shovels full of compost... then I fill the can up with water ever 2 days and try not to water the leaves... these four plants are now 5 ft 4 inches in less that a month and a half and loaded with green tomatoes and about a hundred sets of tomato blossoms...

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James Bryan C Crab Orchard, KY
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  • floor tiles as countertop.banded in maple. http://cynthiaweber.com/the-big-reveal-my-parents-new-kitchen/ 2
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Inexpensive options for beautiful Countertops!

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    Very pretty kitchen!
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  • reclaimed wood top that we refinished and added to an old dresser base to make our kitchen island
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    I have a buffet I've wanted to paint white and add a butcher block counter for use as an ...»
    island. Reclaimed counter top - what a find!

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