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Pat G

Monroe, GA
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  • Put one hole in bottom of each boot and put pea gravel in to weigh them down.  Lined our driveway with them to greet our guests.

BBQ party favors

Sprayed painted any kind of boot I could find and filled with hollyhocks I grew from seeds I collected in Santa Fe. Gave one to each guest at an annual BBQ party at our home.
Donna M
Donna M Everett, WA
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  • Pat G
    Commented on Jul 27, 2012
    what a great idea! wish I had luck with hollyhocks here in Georgia.
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Gardening: A friend sent a post from another site about killing weeds with vinegar. I'm posting the pix and part of the text from

that. This result happened in only one day. I brushed Roundup on some liriope volunteers over two weeks ago and they're just now puny and can be easily pulled out of the ground, but none are truly DEAD like in this photo. Will this be safe, do you think, if I put it on liriope volunteers and other weeds in my front yard? The yard has tree mulch, no grass, but lots of hostas, some hellebores, ferns, azaleas and other things. Guess I'd need to spray directly onto the potential victims, or brush it on with a sponge brush?

Louise
Louise Norcross, GA
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    Commented on Apr 21, 2012
    will have to try this myself, since we are in the same planting zone. thanks for sharing.
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Gardening: Trail of dead grass mystery?

Trail of dead grass appeared two weeks ago that starts in neighbor's yard and goes to the sidewalk, then continues past the sidewalk in a line into the grass into my yard all the way to ...»
street. I noticed the neighbors across the street have the same tail of dead grass. Never happened in 12 years I've lived here. Anyone have ideas on what is causing this?

Joan K
Joan K Roselle, IL
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  • Pat G
    Commented on Apr 21, 2012
    salt damage?
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Possom - does anyone know about these animals?

A possom walked so close to me so at first I was afraid. It looked at me, I looked at it and slowly it went away. Is there a anything I should know about this animal/rodent? What does it hurt/destroy? Should I call animal control?

Sherrie S
Sherrie S Debary, FL
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  • Pat G
    Commented on Apr 12, 2012
    my niece is wet-nursing a pair of babies... mother was zapped by a speeding neighbor... good ...»
    learning experience (even giving kisses and wiping their faces after feeding) for my great nephew...

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Gardening: need advice on STAR GAZER LILY -- mine are about 5 inches high and I need to know "if/when" are they to be pinched back?

Pat G
Pat G Monroe, GA
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    Commented on Mar 31, 2012
    thanks to all who responded... I had been through my books and could not any instructions. I ...»
    will check with Mountain Meadow for further instructions. Regards to all...

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Do you know this contractor?

OK, whose work van is this!!!!!!
WallsTreat Studio/ Kass Wilson
WallsTreat Studio/ Kass W... Alpharetta, GA
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    Commented on Mar 21, 2012
    99% of so-called contractors in Georgia! ...»

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  • blue bottle tree in Walter's garden 1
  • blue bottle vine in Walter's garden

Walter Reeves has a bottle tree and a bottle vine!!!

Erica Glasener
Erica Glasener Atlanta, GA
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    Commented on Mar 05, 2012
    I think Walter should offer up in instructions for the vine... I have a tree, but would prefer ...»
    the vine.....

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Anybody doing any seed starting this winter? I've discovered winter sowing using my recycled containers.

I've also started plants indoors using my new seed germination mat and grow lights. Seems that the plants started by winter sowing outdoors is doing just as good as the ones I have in the house that I've been babying.

CAROL H
CAROL H Harlem, GA
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  • Pat G
    Commented on Mar 05, 2012
    I planted nicotina in small cups that I have gradually moved up in size... with weather ...»
    turning colder gives me a project to do inside this afternoon... move up to the next size cup (and last, I hope) which will be a gallon container. Santa brought me some lily bulbs and hollyhocks which are breaking soil, so they will be ready to go in the ground in 4 weeks. Keeps me out of trouble during days too cold to go out.

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Home Maintenance & Repairs: my new home is 4 months old and the caulk and grout are already cracking. Is this normal?

It's cracking around the edges of the tile in the kitchen and bath.
Jennifer M
Jennifer M Virginia Beach, VA
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    Commented on Mar 03, 2012
    the manufacturers inability to make a caulking product that doesn't have to be dug out and ...»
    replaced every 6 to 9 months continues to drive me crazy... common response by renovators, painters, etc... "settling issues." I now use an old fashion product (and sometimes hard to find) called "rope putty" to fill in the gaps as deep as possible with any type of thin object I can and then apply a thin layer of the caulk. The rope putty stays soft, and is easy to paint.

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  • painted wood label (didn't last long)
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Plant Labels

Fellow Hometalker Erica Glasener and I visited a new nursery together today and inevitably brought back a few plants. I bought a cardoon, which will grow into a large, spiky, distinctive ...»
plant. I'll put it by the street and I'm sure my neighbors will ask what it is.

My question is this: What are some interesting ideas for a label?

I'm not fond of plastic or wooden stakes.....so what have you used that worked well?

Walter Reeves
Walter Reeves Decatur, GA
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    Commented on Mar 03, 2012
    About your cardoon -- do you plan on removing the flowers before the birds spread the seeds ...»
    throughout the neighborhood? I also saw some interesting recipes on how to cook the stalks... did you purchase this type? Keep us updated on this plant later in the year... I'm always trying new plants to figure out if they work or not.

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