Gail B's Profile | La Mesa, CA

Re purposed cans

I like to save cans and empty bottles, always with the idea of creating something special. I finally too k the plunge and created these cans turned vases.

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Butterfly dancer

This is a window decoration I used to make tons of. It's made with real butterfly wings and flowers I pressed myself. Sure enjoyed them.

Commented on Aug 01, 2012
good grief -- you don't still make them, do you? You don't kill these important pollinators ...»
to do this, do you?

Ultra Modern NYC Micro Apartment

Step inside one of NYC's ultra modern micro apartments... its like living inside of a first generation iPod.

Commented on Jul 31, 2012
Sorry -- but big deal. I live in 400 sq. ft. in San Diego.

Just joined the site- thanks Walter for mentioning this forum.

Customers have been telling us that they're not seeing as many hummingbirds this year in north Georgia. They are visiting the feeders in our back yard though, anyone else notice less ...»

Commented on Jul 29, 2012
Plenty of hummers in the San Diego area. Are you using natives? That helps. Also, any ...»
hummingbird feeder needs to have 3 parts water/1 part sugar -- not that horrid and harmful red stuff you can buy.

Gardening: Aphids...where do they go, what happens to them?

My Krauter plum was full of drippy aphids, this happens every year, doesnt seem to do any permanent harm to the tree, leaves look ok, but i just went out there, and they are all "gone". What happens to them, ??????

Commented on Jul 29, 2012
Some good replies here; I was just going to say that perhaps lady birds came, or parasitic ...»
wasps; there are all kinds of beneficial insects. If you didn't apply any type of pesticide/systematic -- DON'T. They all kill beneficials as well, and it sounds like you don't need it anyway.