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Lyndi F

Reidsville, NC
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  • Now I want to make mosaics everywhere! 7
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bathroom mosaic

Wendy Ann Chipman
Wendy Ann Chipman Osprey, FL
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    Commented on May 12, 2013
    Love it! You're very talented!
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  • Every Spring, I buy Boston ferns in hanging baskets at Lowe's or Home Depot. 2
  • My first secret is to remove the plastic pot they come in and replant them using a good-quality potting mix.
  • I prefer to use coir-lined wire baskets. 3
  • My BEST secret is to install a Rainbird slow-drip automatic watering system.  It's a DIY project.  Really.  See the black tubes hanging down from the porch ceiling?  When the ferns are hung, the tubes are placed above them. 2
  • The tubing is connected to a timer and then to a standard faucet. (Mine's in the basement, but yours can be anywhere.) In the heat of Summer, the timer is set to water twice a day for 10 minutes.
  • This pic was taken in October last year -- after a hot Summer.  Ferns as large and lush as ever.  Yours can be, too!  Check out my blog link for more step-by-step pics. 2
  • How about doing the same thing for your flower beds?  You can!  http://www.hometalk.com/1455316/how-to-have-beautiful-plants-all-summer-long-even-when-you-re-away
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How to have HANGING FERNS that are the ENVY of the Neighborhood

Want to know the secret to having gorgeous, lush ferns all through the hot Summer? I'll tell you. Psssst ... It's a DIY project!
Susan @ My Place to Yours
Susan @ My Place to Yours Jefferson City, TN
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    Commented on May 12, 2013
    My husband put this drip system on our front porch about 8 years ago. The only problem is it ...»
    occasionally clogs due to us having hard water. We usually hang 12 ivy geraniums.

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  • DIY Garden Head project 2
  • I started with a foam mannequin head, Magikote Foam Primer and Stone Metallic Spray Paint by Krylon. I named my head Betty.
  • Betty got two thin coats of primer. The primer seals the foam and creates a smooth surface to paint on.
  • I set Betty on top of an empty wine bottle filled with pebbles for drying.
  • Betty also got several coats of Metallic Stone paint. It was easy to paint her while she was sitting on the bottle. I liked her on the bottle so much I decided to keep her there.
  • When she was dry, I used a compass to draw a 6" circle on the top of her head. I hollowed out the planting cavity with a kitchen knife and made a hole for drainage. Then I planted her with a trailing succulent I found at Home Depot.
  • I added Betty's "Bling" with some old necklaces, glasses and even some rhinestone earrings (they were easy to stick into the side of her head). Betty was born! She sits on top of the buffet in my dining room. Thanks for reading! 3
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DIY Garden Head Project

I used a foam mannequin head from the craft store and planted in it. I named her Betty Bling!
4 Hours 14.00 Easy
Jessica Cramer
Jessica Cramer Mc Farland, WI
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  • Lyndi F
    Clipped on Apr 28, 2013 to Garden Inspiration
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  • Some of my hypertufa planters 2
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House Of Hawthornes
House Of Hawthornes Columbus, OH
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    Clipped on Apr 14, 2013 to Garden Inspiration
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  • Begonia dragon wings
  • New Guinea Impatien
  • Pink fan flower with Creeping Jenny
  • Strobilanthus(purply leaf) and Euphorbia  (white flowers)
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THE IMPATIEN Dilemma

Whether you are a garden novice or a veteran gardener, you may be aware of the sad fact that our shade garden annual favorite is being denied life by the nasty downy mildew that spreads ...»
all across our nation now. Even if you save your own Impatien seed and keep other garden center plants away from your carefully and lovingly tended imps, you are still vulnerable as this is an airborn pathogen that will stay in your soil from one season to the next. It starts on the underside of the plant where you don't always see it. You won't notice until the leaves turn yellow and fall off, the plant withering and dying. There is nothing as of yet that effectively will combat the virulent attack.

This is my list of alternatives to the dilemma of what to plant to give that same heavenly splash of color in the shade garden.

My top picks are

1) Begonia , green wax leaf, tuberous , angel and dragon wing

2) Torenia

3) Browallia

4) New guinea impatien

5) Diascia

6) Fuschia

7) Balsam

8) Shade coleus

9) Lobelia

10) Euphorbia 'diamond frost'

11) Geraniums

12) Ageratum

13) Caladiums

14) Strobilanthes

15) Fan Flower(Scaevola)

There are a bunch more that will take part shade such as Nicotiana, Salvia, and Sweet Williams.

I will miss the sweet sweet impatien, but while the experts search for a cure, it gives us all the opportunity to step out of our garden box and into the wild new territory of DIFFERENT and awesome plants that will put a smile on our garden faces.#itchingforspring

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Donna Dixson
Donna Dixson Buford, GA
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  • I found these beautiful hydrangeas at Costco for $8.00. At the checkout the lady told me to make sure I put them in ice cold water. This intrigued me because I always thought that warm water was best for flowers. 6
  • First I cut the off the ends of the stems, making sure the cut was on a slant. Hydrangea stems are quite tough, so they need to be poked with something sharp to help with the water up-take. 2
  • I did a little research to find more tips on how to care for them and was rewarded with beautiful fluffy flowers that lasted for days and days!

How to care for freshly cut hydrangeas! Come learn some surprising little tips!

When I bought these hydrangeas they were packaged up in floral cellophane so tightly that they sure didn't look very impressive. I was a bit hesitant to take them, but since they were so ...»
reasonably priced I went for it! The lady at the checkout gave me a surprising tip on how to care for them so I decided I needed to find out more and did a little research.

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Keeping With The Times
Keeping With The Times Canada
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Beautiful Resort Waterfall for your Backyard

In February Sean and April built this beautiful waterfall with Aquascape Inc. and several other Certified Aquascape Contractors (CAC's) at Jamaca de Dios in Jarabacoa, Dominican Repiblic. ...»
The project took three days to build. This beautiful resort waterfall could just as easily have been built in your backyard.

3 Days Challenging
Nature Scapes
Nature Scapes Grafton, NH
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  • Lyndi F
    Clipped on Mar 28, 2013 to Garden Inspiration
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  • A 4' pondless waterfall will fit in the smallest yard!
  • This looks like you are taking a walk through the Colorado Mountains!
  • Magic Mushrooms!  Wouldn't these look great in your backyard?
  • Can't you just hear the water babbling over the rocks?
  • A beautiful pondless waterfall.
  • Mark Russo of Rocky Mountain WaterScape accepting the Best Landscape award from the show.
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Rocky Mountain WaterScapes' Award Winning Garden at the 2013 Denver Home Show

The Denver Home Show is held at the National Western Complex. It is a great place to build a garden and water featuresas we can use real dirt, because it is on the ground floor. This ...»
makes everything very realistic. Be sure to check out "Spidey", our Spider Crane, at the end of the video. This garden was built in 3 days, enjoyed by the public for three days and then torn down in one! Thanks to our great crew for their tireless efforts! And they were rewarded with the Best Landscape at the Show Award!

Rocky Mountain WaterScape
Rocky Mountain WaterScape Erie, CO
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  • Lyndi F
    Commented on Mar 24, 2013
    This looks awesome!
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  • http://pinterest.com/pin/132152570285220860/ 6
  • http://www.seasonsforallathome.com/2009/06/decorating-with-cool-blues-and-white.html 1

Where I'm Headed...The Plan for the House

Since I'm changing the complete color scheme of my house, I thought it would be wise to have a vision of where I'm going. Mind you, I didn't come up with any mood boards but I do have ...»
some inspiration pictures that are helping me to formulate the direction I want to go in.

The Dedicated House
The Dedicated House Cypress, TX
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  • Lyndi F
    Commented on Mar 09, 2013
    I love blue and yellow together.
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