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Kristen P

Wallingford, CT
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  • Here is a photo of the garden on my  front porch. 1
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Upcycled Vertical Succulent Garden

Barb C
Barb C Mayfield, MI
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  • Year 4: The garden gradually took over the entire long, narrow front yard.
  • Year 4: I cannot resist flowering perennials. Hidden amongst them are all sorts of vegetables, berries, and a few dwarf fruit trees.
  • year 3: I put a little pond in a raised bed right by the front door. The soil there was very poor so this was a good alternative.
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Little City Garden - Before and Afters

This was my first garden. I took very few "before" pictures beause I didn't know what I was doing for the first few years and I never thought it would amount to anything. ...»
Empress of Dirt - Melissa
Empress of Dirt - Melissa Canada
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  • Kristen P
    Commented on Feb 28, 2013
    gorgeous!
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  • Some of the tools you can use to sow seeds. My favorite is my green dibbler but a chopstick with a narrow end works great too. ( even a pencil if you only have that on hand :) 1
  • You can buy little greenhouse kits like this one above to place your pellets in. I usually use long black seeding trays. Lay the flat round discs in an even row and add water. Add more water as it's quickly wicked up.
  • Once pellets have completely swelled (takes several minutes ) then use your dibbler tool to gently make a shallow indentation in each pellet.
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Thyme to Sow

Right now retail stores and nurseries are loaded with racks of pretty little packages of seeds...it's hard to resist filling your basket full of them! If they don't have you ...»
Shelley @ Sow and Dipity
Shelley @ Sow and Dipity Canada
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  • Kristen P
    Commented on Feb 23, 2013
    Thank you!
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  • Kristen P
    Followed 1 person on Feb 22, 2013
  • Plan your design 1
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DIY Palette Herb Garden

I had a empty boring garage wall that could really use something fun on it. I searched Pinterest for some ideas and I came up with a couple that I could modify. I decided on a Palette ...»
Barb C
Barb C Mayfield, MI
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    Commented on Feb 22, 2013
    Love it!
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My DIY Silver Kitchen Herb Garden

Take $10 worth of flea market and thrift store finds... add a few herbs and I made this pretty herb garden for my kitchen. For more info and the DIY on how I did this, visit: http://anyonecandecorate.blogspot.com/2012/...

AnyoneCanDecorate
AnyoneCanDecorate Beaumont, CA
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    Commented on Jul 21, 2012
    This is a great idea. I have a lot of silver from the family that gets unused and doesn't ...»
    really have much resale value.

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I saw the toddlers garden and wanted to share my daughters garden!!

Kristen P
Kristen P Wallingford, CT
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  • Kristen P
    Commented on Jul 20, 2012
    She is 10 and hopefully both of my kids will develop a passion for it.
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I keep finding things to put plants on so I keep having to buy more plants. It is a vicious cycle.

Kristen P
Kristen P Wallingford, CT on Jul 16, 2012
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    Dee W on Jul 16, 2012
    Lol!! That is so true and you seem to have a real talent.
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Not sure how this lily got into my garden...don't remember planting it.

Kristen P
Kristen P Wallingford, CT on Jul 16, 2012
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  • Douglas Hunt
    Douglas Hunt on Jul 17, 2012
    But what a lovely garden surprise.
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