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JANIS S

Hugo, MN
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About Me:

I love to garden, flowers, vegetables. I am retired working pt and loving it.

Favorite area of home improvement:

gardens, home downsizing, reading, internet, bible study


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Use Your Old Coffee Grounds in the Garden.

Are you a big coffee drinker? If you are, you will have used coffee grounds. Don't throw them away...used them in the garden.

There are many ways to use them. Camellias, hydrangeas, and roses are all nitrogen loving plants so the coffee grounds help.

The grounds are also a great deterrent for slugs and snails around hostas and other plants that the pests love.

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Carol Speake - The Gardening Cook
Carol Speake - The Garden... Raleigh, NC
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Don't Be Afraid to Buy That Half-dead-looking Plant!

I was at Grower's Outlet last year and saw this Oakleaf Hydrangea in a pot, marked down to $12. It looked really bad but I recognized what it was and I had been wanting to get a few for ...»
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  • The gardeners at Keukenhof are masters at not only growing spring flowers, but also at creating amazing texture.
  • Keukenhof offers the visitor lots of different settings for gardens from full sun to woodland forest. 2
  • I had no Idea that there were so many sizes and shapes of tulips.
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Keukenhof Gardens

While on a layover in Amsterdam I had a whole day off so I took the train to visit Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, The Netherlands. Keukenhof covers nearly 80 acres and boasts over 7 million ...»
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Dan330 Saint Paul, MN
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  • Drill: My little 14v Makita cordless drill is my alltime favourite. It's a smaller scale drill that REALLY packs a big punch. It fits a woman's hand like a glove, losing the bulk. I recommend the 2 pack kits with the chuck / chuckless. 3
  • Bits: this is the purse of my dreams! This all in one Makita tool bit case allows you to tote whatever you need anywhere you go. I'd be lost without it. 2
  • Palm sander: I have both a clamp on style and orbital. I admit to loving the clamp on motion better, but love the ease of the velcro attachments on the orbital. Which is your preference? 1
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Must Have Tools... What Are Your Favourites? Why? Chime In!

If you are a homeowner, chances are you have a tool collection of sorts. While I personally don't spend a whole lot on supplies (being the junker that I am), tools hits a different ...»
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FunkyJunk Interiors - Don... Canada
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  • Epsom salts aren't really salt at all 1
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Epsom Salts for the Home, Garden AND Natural Beauty!

Epsom salts aren't really salt, but rather a naturally occurring pure mineral compound of magnesium and sulfate. This combination has a multitude of benefits for health, gardening and ...»
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Anne @ DesignDreams by An... Canada
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  • One of the most common ceiling repairs , involves repairing a small area when either a ceiling light has been removed, or someone has put their foot through the ceiling
  • The first task involves removing all the damaged ceiling area
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How to Repair a Small Hole in Your Ceiling

How to develop your plastering skills, and at the same time save money are available in step by step detail in Basic Plastering Skills Available as eBook or paperback view the 5 star ...»
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June 17th ~ Blooms of the Day!

Come walk around the garden and see the blooms of the day here in Our Fairfield Garden in Delaware. ...»
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Barb Rosen Wilmington, DE
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Compost Bin/tiller

Got this used Mantis tiller at a yard sale for $15 recently. All it needed was a carburetor, which my husband stole off the gas blower. I took it to the compost bin, reducing it down to a ...»
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Becky J Troy, IL
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DIY Home Made Hummingbird Nectar

Why pay for hummingbird nectar at the retail stores when it is so easy to make yourself?

DIY Hummingbird Nectar: Combine 1/4 c. sugar and 1 c. water together.Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.Boil for five minutes.Allow to cool and pour into a feeder

You can keep any unused hummingbird nectar in the refrigerator for up to five days.

Some people do not boil the nectar. It depends on ...»

Carol Speake - The Gardening Cook
Carol Speake - The Garden... Raleigh, NC
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Sweeten Your Tomatoes With Baking Soda.

Want to grow the sweetest tomatoes around? Use baking soda near your plants in the garden.

Just sprinkle a small amount of baking soda on the soil around your tomato plants. (be careful not to get any on the plant itself and be also careful with young seedlings which are more tender.) The baking soda absorbs into the soil and lowers the acidity levels. This will give you tomatoes that are sweet rather than the tart flavor that store bought tomatoes have. ...»

Carol Speake - The Gardening Cook
Carol Speake - The Garden... Raleigh, NC
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