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Gail B

La Mesa, CA
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  • First, prepare "butterfly food" by mixing nine parts water with one part sugar. Depending on the size of your jar, you'll use either a tablespoon or a teaspoon. 16
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Make A DIY Butterfly Feeder In 6 Easy Steps

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BrightNest Denver, CO
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  • All the paint colors, I think I used 5 or 6, came from the border I chose. The theme and colors in the border helped marry the aqua-green sink/tub/toilet with the facelift.
  • A vanity Demo was not an option so some creative painting with all new hardware helped it out a little.
  • I love these "picture frame" switch plates. I framed a bit of the border and the switch is now white to match --- no more ugly brown flipper! You can see my faux bead-board better here.
  • Same "picture frame" plate here and the brown plugs have been changed to white.
  • It was cheaper just to paint the old door to match the vanity and it helped balance the design. I added a chrome hook to match all the new towel racks and hardware.
  • I "wallpapered" this poster to the wall and painted a faux frame around it to match the Faux Bead-board I painted. I hung the Towel Rack high to give a window valance effect for decorative shell motif guest towels.
  • The new medicine chest really brought a nice character to the room. I painted a faux bead-board below the border which has the sand colors. The walls are 50s plaster and installing real bead-board would have been a pain. Faux works!
  • This is what the old mirror looked like --- just the 50s style mirror door. I never took a before picture but this is in the second bath which is awaiting a remodel. It is exactly the same style medicine chest I removed.
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50s bathroom budget facelift

My little 77 yr old Mother has 2 bathrooms in her 1000 sq ft 1950s house. No remodel budget so I did a facelift on one a few yrs ago. She loves it and won't ever use the other drab dingy bathroom.

Fleur J
Fleur J San Diego, CA
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  • Gail B
    Commented on Jul 13, 2012
    I've been planning on re-decorating my bathroom in a sea theme, and was all ready planning on ...»
    blue over the traditional aqua. This is so cool! Love the frames over the switches and outlets especially.

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  • My Fairy garden! 7
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Fairy Garden

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Elise C Chesapeake, VA
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    Commented on Jul 10, 2012
    Hmmm -- I've just come up with a new project!
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  • Here's another pic of the border next to the patio, it isn't finished yet, but this gives you an idea of how pretty it is with the rose bushes in bloom. 1
  • These are the Zinnias that I started from seed
  • The Zinnias are an amazing miracle to me, as I planted them from tiny, paper thin seeds, & they grew into these magnificant flowers! They are very low maintenence, they require very little water, they are lovely.
  • I found this unususal tri colored butterfly bush. I didn't like the colors pictured on the tag, which are nothing like the actual colors on this beautiful bush! Lavendar, dark purple & white, I'm so glad I brought this home! 1
  • The Trumpet Vine groeing over the shed. I'm hoping it will attract humingbirds to the yard. Hor more pics please visit my page Flowers in Bloom, here is the link.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-in-Bloom/187266108057173?ref=hl
  • Here is the view of the front of the yard. I built this flower bed by myself. This weekend I added a clear coat to the wood, fresh mulch & new white rock. Small changes can make a big difference. 11
  • Here is another view showing the swing. We love to sit out here, relax & watch the different butterflies that visit everyday. 2
  • Here is the patio that I installed by mself. The blocks of arregated stone were very heavy! I love to sit out here & have coffee on the weekend mornings. We are surrounded by flower beds on the patio.I'm getting new furniture next year 4
  • I planted these rose bushes 3 years ago, to use as a border & for privacy. They bloom from April until November. In the next pic is the flower bed I planted in front of these roses. 5
  • This is the flower bed that I created in front of the rose bushes. Although not in bloom now, I planted 2 kinds of Monarda, & a Liatris that is a Monarch magnet. It blooms in late summer. There was nothing here when I started. 4
  • This is on the side of the shed in front of the rose bushes. I planted Monarda, Milkweed, & a Trumpet Vine. 4
  • Here is the view on 7/8/12. I've added slowly, adding a little each paycheck. I added more Phlox, this time. I bought small plants that looked even better than the larger plants for more money!
  • This is the Buzz Petite lavendar Butterfly Bush. I love this beauty, it's a butterfly magnet! The blooms have changed color, now they are lighter in color. 1
  • There are Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart in between the bird bath & the rose bushes. They're new plants, not in bloom right now. They'll grow much larger. I added a picture of the blooms below.
  • Another updated photo taken 7/9/12
  • Here's a pic of the Clematis "President" in bloom w/the butterfly bush in the background.
  • A close up of the Clematis, it blooms like this all summer long. 1
  • Here is a view on the side of the shed, pictured is Bee Balm & Milkweed
  • 7/13/12 My garden is a work in progress, here I added more Phlox, so it's filled out a little more in the front. Every paycheck I add something new to make it more beautiful.
  • These are the blooms from the Old Fashioned Bleeding Hearts Bush.
 I hope you enjoyed the tour of the lovely spaces I created in my yard!
  • 7/13/12 Here's a different view
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  • Here is a view from the swing, Galliardia, Coreospis & Salvia, with Coneflower in the back 1
  • Salvia & Coreospis
  • Coreospis & Salvia
  • I tried to carry the eye & create depth with the Galliardia, also in this pic is Salvia & Coreospis
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  • The Knock Out Roses
  • A delicate butterfly enjoying the nectar from a Salvia plant 1
  • 7/13/12 This taken in the early morning hours. I added more Phlox on the left, & I have a small patch of Zinnias just starting to bloom that I started from seed. 1
  • e.g. My New Deck
  • e.g. My New Deck
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The yard I created at my mobile home. The main focal point is the butterfly garden.

I replaced brown grass & mud with a raised flower bed, patio & flower beds. Nearly every plant benefits the butterfly, as it is either a nectar or host plant. I added a walkway and white ...»
rocks for a clean look & to make it really pop. All of the hard work is worth it to me when I get compliments from friends & neighbors passing by.

DeAnna B
DeAnna B Bridgeview, IL
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  • Gail B
    Commented on Jul 10, 2012
    DeAnna, are you signed up with Pinterest? I'd love to pin one of your photos on there; ...»
    please email me at thewildlifegardener@gmail.com.

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  • Swapped pie safe for bookshelf (turned on side) to lighten up media unit. 1
  • Moved end of bed bench to living room (removed cushion) to be a lighter coffee table.

Studio Apartment Living Room Update

We are a dumpster divers living in a studio apartment, so it was inevitable - we've outgrown our space. Unfortunately, it will be several months before our iron-clad lease is up. We can't ...»
bear to part with furniture, so we're moving it around and attempting to lighten up the space.

More at: http://www.meredithandthenewyorkie.com/2012/...

Meredith K
Meredith K New York, NY
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  • Gail B
    Commented on Jul 05, 2012
    Good for you -- but the busy-ness would make me feel claustrophobic. I've got a 400 sq ft ...»
    studio -- I'll have to post pics here sometime soon.

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  • Our planted garden! We mixed a lot of different things together but really the combination of plants could be endless! 8
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Our palette garden

Cultivators Design and Landscape
Cultivators Design and La... Atlanta, GA
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  • Gail B
    Commented on Mar 13, 2012
    TO ALL: they could do with better instructions here. I'm a student of horticulture and plan ...»
    on using this as a demonstration piece at our yearly garden festival. I think it might be easier to plant this while the pallette is flat, although it would work standing up as well. SUSAN B: I believe there is also Spanish Moss in this, not just soil. That would "divide" things. MICHELE H: water from the top and let if filter down. Also, the landscape fabric is stapled around all sides, not just the back; that will hold things in. SHARON K: I don't see why that wouldn't work.

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  • Painting the palettes. This is optional but we like the bright colors!
  • Staple commercial grade landscape fabric to the back, sides, and bottom.
  • Our planted garden! We mixed a lot of different things together but really the combination of plants could be endless! 8

Our palette garden

Cultivators Design and landscape loves to re-use things and this is our version of the palette garden. We also think these would make great herb gardens or succulent gardens too!
Cultivators Design and Landscape
Cultivators Design and La... Atlanta, GA
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  • Gail B
    Commented on Mar 13, 2012
    I'm going to set one of this up for the Spring Garden Festival at Cuyamaca College (El Cajon, CA).
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