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Jan B

Victoria, TX
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  • Tricyrtus Toad Lily is a unique perennial in the shade garden. It blooms from late summer to fall with spectacular orchid like blooms.
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Starlette's of the Shade Garden

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Laura Thomas Canada
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  • Last summer my husband and I planted our first garden, a compact container garden between our driveway and house. 1
  • You can imagine how upset we were when something started eating our produce before we had a chance to.
  • My mother said it might be slugs and to get rid of them by getting them drunk.  All you do is to fill small plastic containers with beer.  Don't worry.  The slugs will drink any kind.
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Did the Slugs/Snails Enjoy Eating Up Your Garden Last Summer?

Here's a simple and environmentally friendly way to get rid of them, and you probably have it in your frig right now. It's simple - beer. You have to use it in a special way. See how here: http://the2seasons.com/2012/06/05/lets-get-d...

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The 2 Seasons
The 2 Seasons Lexington, KY
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  • Last summer my husband and I planted our first garden, a compact container garden between our driveway and house. 1
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Did the Slugs/Snails Enjoy Eating Up Your Garden Last Summer?

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The 2 Seasons Lexington, KY
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  • Completed Jute wrapped drum shade.
  • Materials - shade, twine, rope, tacky glue
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Jute and Sisal Wrapped Drum Shade

As part of the Hometalk and Wayfair #DIYChallenge I took a plain looking lamp shade and turned it into a unique costal lamp shade that I not only love but my better half Matt likes to!!
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Jacque & Matt @ theDIYvil... Knoxville, TN
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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! 1

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 ...»
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James Bryan C Crab Orchard, KY
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Tomatoes and their need for water

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James Bryan C Crab Orchard, KY
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Reclaimed Wood Animal Silhouettes

While scanning Hometalk recently, I discovered Sand and Sisal and their FABULOUS shark pallet art. Well, since reclaiming just about anything is right up my alley, I had to give this a ...»
Painted Therapy
Painted Therapy Nashua, NH
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Ployblend Grout Renew - An affordable, easy way to update your grout color

We built our home in 1985. In 2000 DIY hubby laid ceramic tile directly over cheap vinyl flooring in our two baths, kitchen, dining room and laundry room. We went with a light tile, but ...»
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PageFarmChick Iuka, MS
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DIY Barn Doors

I've always thought barn doors were awesome and wanted to put them somewhere in our house, but didn't know where. It finally hit me that barn doors over the existing patio doors in the ...»
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diy Design Fanatic Charlotte, NC
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