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Susan S

Columbus, TX
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  • You'll need: mason jar or baby food jar with sealable lid, kitchen sponge, hammer and nail, heavy-duty string, sponge, sugar, scissors, saucepan and flower stickers or decorative tape (optional). 2
  • 1. Prepare "butterfly food" by mixing nine parts water with one part sugar. If you are using a mason jar for your feeder, use tablespoons, and if you are using a baby food jar, use teaspoons.
  • 2. Using a nail and hammer, punch a small hole in the center of the lid. A piece of a sponge will need to fit snuggly in the hole, so keep it small – you can always make it bigger if necessary.
  • 3. Cut a 1/2 inch strip from your sponge, then pull it through the hole in the lid so about half of the sponge is sticking out from the top – you'll want the sponge to be a tight fit.
  • 4. Before you tie any string around the jar, decorate your jar with brightly colored stickers, construction paper or washi tape. Flower shapes and bright colors are great options, because they'll imitate the real deal.
  • 5. Use your string to make a hanger. Flip your jar upside down. Tie some string around the neck of the jar (slightly below the lid).  Cut two more pieces of string that are about two feet long.
  • That's it! Now you can hang your feeder outside. It will work best if it's placed about six inches higher than your tallest flowers. 3
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Make a DIY Butterfly Feeder in 6 Easy Steps

Don't underestimate the butterfly – it's more than just a pretty garden addition! There are 561 known butterfly species in the United States and Canada, all of which pollinate your ...»
flowers. Encourage butterflies to visit your yard and pollinate your plants by making a butterfly feeder. It's easy!

Full tutorial: https://brightnest.com/posts/attract-butterf...

Note: Some evidence suggests dyes may have negative health effects on humming birds. If you have humming birds in your region, we suggest making this sugar solon without dyes and making your jar extra colorful, instead!

BrightNest
BrightNest Denver, CO
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    Commented 4 days ago
    Sorry I don't agree with your design although it is a nice idea. Without a perch to stand on ...»
    the hummingbirds expend more energy trying to eat than getting fed by standing on a perch. Perhaps you can come up with a design that includes a perch for them. Also, hummingbirds are very territorial and will fight other s to guard "their" source so space the feeders outside of viewing from other hummingbirds and give others a chance!

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Millstone fountain

This is my second fountain in my shade garden. It is made from an old millstone that has a tub underneath. The gazing ball in the background sits on an old tree stump that was retrieved from a river and left to dry a year before we drilled up the center of it for electrical so we could make the gazing ball glow at night.
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Julee S Bangor, MI
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Make a Clay Pot Garden Buddy

Gardeners have a wide variety of "tastes" when it comes to landscape decorations. If you are looking for directions to make a garden buddy out of flower pots, here's a good link:

http://www.realtor.com/home-garden/gardening...

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Walter Reeves Decatur, GA
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  • Susan S
    Commented on May 27, 2012
    Use a nylon rope because the regular ones rot
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Gardening: What kind of tree?

It is in Florida and is six feet tall.
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Deborah G Colorado Springs, CO
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    Commented on May 27, 2012
    I had gardenias like this in southern CA and they are called giant gardenias, not the little ...»
    short ones we get in TX I planted them by the front door...oh so nice!

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Home Maintenance & Repairs: The brick wall on the east side of my house is pulling away from the structure of the house and there is a problem with

pier and beam foundation that has caused settling on that end of the house, too. Other than repairing the foundation, do you ahve any suggestions for the brick wall and why would it separate?

Susan S
Susan S Columbus, TX
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    Commented on May 21, 2012
    Too bad you are not in Texas! In Texas we are lucky to live in a house rather than a thatched ...»
    roofed mud hut! Thank you for your extensive reply!

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Heating & Cooling: We need to install a new central heating and air unit and would like to know what brands are suggested as your favorites

or better which brands to stay away from!
Susan S
Susan S Columbus, TX
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    Commented on May 20, 2012
    Thanks so much for the help! You do your home work, Jan!
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Painting: To Paint Ceilings White OR To Not Paint Ceilings White -- that is the question. Like or Dislike?!

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New Craze: Old Tire Planters!

I recently discovered a new kind of planter. Old tires! I found a bunch of creative ways to do it. If anyone has done this before, please share your tips! Each photo has a link back to ...»
the source for more info. Oh, and I have to ask: Which is your favorite??

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Miriam I New York, NY
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Pest Control: Is there anything that is environmentally friendly that gets rid of spiders in the yard?

Sue B
Sue B Richmond, VA
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    Commented on May 18, 2012
    I don't kill spiders unless they are brown recluse and in my house...education is the best ...»
    reason to not kill them.

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