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10 Tips for preparing your Pond for the winter
Here are a few suggestions to help get your Fish Pond or Water Garden ready for the months ahead. Click here for more info:
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CommentedWe had been told to leave the leaves on the floor of the pond and just clean them out in the ...»
DIY Soap Scum Blaster
Blast away soap scum in your bathtub, shower walls/stalls and sink using this easy, inexpensive 'recipe'.
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CommentedWill this work on fiberglass too???
Overwintering Geraniums
Would you believe this Geranium is 5 years old? With a total outlay of approximately $10, the total cost per year is $2. When it is time for frost, bring your geraniums into the garage/shed for the winter. I hang mine from the ceiling with hooks. Let it go dormant and when March rolls around and the weather gets nicer, start putting it out in the sun during the day and start watering it. (I don't water all winter long.) It will get ratty looking, but in the Spring, remove all the
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CommentedI'm going to try to overwinter mine this year!
Add Curb Appeal to Your Home
The owner wanted an inviting, more cottage-like look for the home. We added a new front porch, did a face-lift on the front facade and installed a new stone walkway and a picket fence. We
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CommentedIf that were my house, I'd love coming home!
Vintage Coffee Pot Wind Chimes
A while ago I bought this $1 coffee pot and I knew I wanted to somehow use it for a wind chimes project. I love its vintage patina. First, I thought I would hang small cutlery from the bottom, but I've seen that done before. I wanted to come up with something new. New to me at least.
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CommentedYou're so clever and crafty. This is beautiful! I love wind chimes.
My Garden...Late Spring Early Summer Blooms -PT:1
Photographs from My Mobile Phone......Pt 2 of My Garden Blooms Will Be Uploaded From My Regular Camera.
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CommentedBeautiful! Thank you for sharing.
How to Clean that Stubborn Toilet Bowl Ring for .25 cents
Chemical free trick to clean that nasty toilet bowl ring.. http://anyonecandecorate.blogspot.com/2012/0...
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CommentedClick where it says see one more picture. That is the after picture.
Keeping Raccoons out of the pond...
I have a pond, and like most people, also have fish. But, did not realize how BAD Raccoons are..I have been "hit" twice, and the loss is devistating if you take pride in your fish like I do. They will come in and "take a bath, while eating sushi". So, we built a cage top for our pond. our pond is small, so this was easier to do, but the same idea can be used for somewhat bigger ponds. This cover was made from bambo stakes and chicken wire, with zip-ties to hold it together. I can
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CommentedWe have no problems with racoons, but the snakes get in my pond and eat the frogs.