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Linda G

Conestoga, PA
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About Me:

Anything outdoors..and crafty

Favorite area of home improvement:

Working on the area around my 28'X18' Koi pond


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Recycling broken Pottery

Waste not want not. Isn't this a cute display for making use of broken pottery

#Bestof2012

Jan M
Jan M Toledo, OR
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    Beautiful Jenn!!
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Home Maintenance & Repairs: My outdoor medal chairs used to swivel but are frozen now. I tried oil and that spray on stuff. Is there any hope?

Elizabeth Z
Elizabeth Z Franklinville, NJ
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    Commented on Jun 13, 2012
    PBBlaster is much stronger than WD40 and works much faster..we use it for everything on the farm..
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  • pond patio being built 1
  • Waterfalls done last summer. I waited until I was finished with all to post to hometalk. 5
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  • My new patio 3
  • before polymeric sand installation and set in stone dust with drainage 1
  • Pond & flagstone patio finished. The pond is 9x16 and we needed an excavation machine to dig it out. So he dug and graded it for me and I did the building. 6
  • my husband did the center and border for me on the patio..
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flagstone patio with stonedust

We got this flagstone from a property being cleared (with permission). There was enough to do a patio off the deck and a pond with a patio. Here is the finish. That is polymeric sand in ...»
the joints. Now it needs to be sealed, wet look or just a glaze? We are not sure. What is best? We did the flagstone pond w/ patio last summer. That is stone dust in between the joints at the pond.

Jane A
Jane A Spotsylvania, VA
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    Commented on Jun 13, 2012
    Thank You for the info on The Round Up for patio areas. I did put the weed mesh under our ...»
    walk, but the second year weeds grew right through it! I will look at Lowes for the special Round Up!!

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  • gas grill that was off due to a leak in the line, was sitting there doing nothing but being ugly lol 5

broken grill makeover

I had a couple of old grills going to waste, i converted them into planters for fun. Im So not a gardener but it was fun and it was my first home and the patio looked barren and all i had ...»
was an overgrown bush, some tiger lillies and some weeds at the time.

'Raven E
'Raven E Chester, SD
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    Commented on Jun 12, 2012
    Made mine into an Herb garden, I keep it right at my back door for easy herb retrieval!! ...»
    Everyone loves it!

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A vintage suite case gets a new life as a pet bed!

By taking an old suitcase...and several other scraps from the house....I made a comfy little spot for my dirty little dog to lounge on. I love recycling anything that really can't be used for it's original purposes anymore #Bestof2012 #keepingcozy #recycle
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Tammy@Deja Vue Designs
Tammy@Deja Vue Designs Amherst, TX
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I will have to try this!:

I will have to try this!: Pinner:Baking soda neutralizes the ph in the soil and nothing will grow there. I use baking soda in a 6" wide area around all of the edges of my flower beds to keep the grass and weeds from growing into my beds. Just sprinkle it onto the soil so that it covers it lightly. I usually have to do this twice a year - spring and fall.
911 Address Signs
911 Address Signs Lawrenceville, GA
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    Commented on Jun 12, 2012
    Tried the baking soda..It did not work for me..My weeds loved it and got bigger and ...»
    healthier...Bummer!

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Gardening: are mimossa trees considered weeds?

Gwenda R
Gwenda R Bethel Island, CA
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    Commented on Jun 12, 2012
    My husband thinks so..he hates having to clean up the mess Mimosa leave ...
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  • This was before we put a new septic system in 5 years ago. 6
  • The entire view from the house was only long, sloping hillside, overgrown with weeds and burr dogs. 3
  • The new septic system required a 48 feet long, 12 feet deep and 8 feet wide leach field to be according to code. 2
  • So the entire land scape was torn up and the place looked like a new construction site.
  • Dirt and rocks had to be moved. 2
  • Not a green spot anywhere except the trees.
  • My first project was putting in a pond. I dug this with a shovel by hand and today it holds 1200 gallons of water and features a waterfall. 8
  • This is view from our deck and sun room to the pond now. Moving all that rock was not easy and even harder was to establish a good eco system for plants and fish. 1
  • Along side the deck and sun room. I learned what to plant and what not to plant. Deer are the main culprit since we have 8 acres of land and no fence and do not live in the city proper. 2
  • Some old tent sticks served to create this arbor. Not too swift but it's wonderful to see roses and hardy honeysuckle climbing up. I also put some stair steps in the sloping hillside to make it easier to walk down to where the leach field is. It's now all lawn area. 3
  • Fall in our garden and the scare crow is still standing after 3 winters. 4
  • Some old loud speakers make wonderful side tables on deck. 3
  • Iris needs a lot of water and I am starting to water early in the year when the snow is still on the ground in March. The reward every spring is simply a sight to see. 3
  • And here is my friend Adonis. One day, he almost followed me into the kitchen. 4
  • Instead of one huge hillside, I have now 3 levels. One running alongside the deck and sun room with the Iris and a little pathway installed. One beneath that with a fireplace. I just don't like the gravel and so I am in the process of removing it and I will sow grass instead. Easier to maintain simply moving it then plucking weeds out of the gravel. 4
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Transforming A Wilderness Into A Garden

We live in Ouray Colorado amidst a very shady, wooded area in a canyon. It was not an easy feat. It took me 5 years to establish.
Carla K
Carla K Ouray, CO
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  • Linda G
    Commented on Jun 12, 2012
    It sure looks like plenty of work..but it will be well worth it when completed!!
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