About Me:
Gardening...Decorating
Favorite area of home improvement:
Roof, Deck and four season porch
Recent Activity
How To Train a Clematis on a Tree Trunk
When I planted a climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris) near our maple tree, I also planted Clematis 'Perle d'Azur', thinking that it climb the tree using the hydrangea
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10 Easy
Homemade laundry detergent and why it works so well
Homemade laundry detergent is all the rage these days but do you ever wonder if it really works? I love the idea of homemade laundry detergent, that costs a fraction of the price but I
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10 Minutes 15 Easy
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CommentedI use the Blue Laundry Balls from QVC. They are good for 6000 loads of clothes. Cost 39.00 and ...»
Dump Truck Planter
I grabbed another of my yard sale finds from the weekend and planted some flowers in it. Nothing is safe from potting soil around here.
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Something for Nothing! Build Raised Planting Beds for Free!
Who says you can't get something for nothing? I just finished two raised beds made from my neighbor's old shutters and odds and ends of left over wood, then painted them with surplus deck
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4 Hours Easy
My bottle 'sun' or 'star', depending on what time of day it is...zone 4 garden, no breakage problems, buried in sand.
Recycled wine, beer, and liquor bottles:)
How To Grow Amazing Tomatoes This Year!
Without a doubt - tomatoes are the most important crop we grow in our garden.
In fact, we use ourhome-grown tomatoes and tomato based products nearly 365 days a year. ...»
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Clipped to Cool Projects
How To Breathe Life This Spring Into Your Tired Garden Soil
No matter how healthy your vegetable plants start off in the spring - no matter how carefully you water - how perfectly it rains, or how much of the sun's rays find their way to your
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CommentedBy the time the snow melts here in Minnesota I hope I will have time to put a cover crop in. ...»
come see this quick and simple way I took a new footlocker and made it look like its been around for years using some pa
Typical crazy weekend here...but come see this quick and simple way I took a new footlocker and made it look like its been around for years using some paint and a free graphic for Karen - The Graphics Fairy ! http://arttisbeauty.blogspot.com/2013/03/how...
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CommentedI could never do that to the foot locker I have. It was my husbands when he was in the Navy, I ...»