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Gardening: Amaryllis- should I simply transplant in the fall or dig them up and replant next March?
2- hand me down bulbs were planted about 4 years & have multiplied even though they wintered in the ground.
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CommentedThanks, I will pile up dirt and then mulch over the tops of the bulbs which have broken ...»
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CommentedWe are a family of 3 and do a lot of laundry plus 3 showers per day. We have seen significant ...»
Potting Bench
When we replaced the old front door on our 100 year old home, I couldn't bring myself to throw the old one away. This is how we transformed it into a potting bench with repurposed lumber
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Gardening: I always prune my Salvia (greggii?) with my butterfly bushes in spring? Can I prune again say August 1?
It gets a bit leggy and so tall it droops.
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Clipped to Lisa C's Clipboard
Can anyone help to identify? Saw these this evening entwined amongst the pines adjacent a nearby conservation area.
Are they wild? Would I want them in my wooded yard with my pines for color or are they invasive?
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Trumpet Vine is very invasive, comes up all over the yard, but as long as you keep the yard ...»
Deck and Outdoor Living Tuna Can Lantern
Inexpensive and easy way to make DIY outdoor lighting by re-purposing a tuna can. A dowel, paint or old broom stick, wood screw, copper fitting, and a thrift store glass hurricane is all that is needed. Simply drill a hole in the can and dowel to attach the dowel/paintstick and spray paint it. Once the paint is dry add the glass hurricane. Cost- $5.00



