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About Me:
I live in RI and love my home and the area I live in. I am a perennial gardener. I collect seeds, seedlings, some bulds and also rescue discarded plants. My garden grew from a small area around my mail box which eventually became a four sided border around my front yard. There is something flowering from spring to fall. Over crowding is never a problem, I have a good size back yard and friends for sharing.
Favorite area of home improvement:
I recently had a new galley kitchen put in - I designed myself and made use of every nook and crany. The basement living area finished and exits onto an ugly patio. I am looking for inexpensive ways to up date it and make a more pleasant and useful place to be in. Another project I need to get to very soon is to set up two raised vegetable bed. I have a fifty year old Burning Bush in the back yard where I hang asorted bird houses. Water and seed is available for both birds & squirrels . Someday I want to have a pond, for frogs, turtles and fish - with a small water fall. I never feel like I need a vacation - my favorite place to be is HOME.
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Gardening: Unknown Purple Plant.
I repotted this purple plant and put it outside for the summer & fall. I don't know it's name. I love the vibrant color and the Pink flowers on the end of the stems. It is growing like
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CommentedWell - I guess you are all correct - I just Googled, images of Wandering Jew Houseplant and ...»
Gardening: I need landscapers feed back -
I recently dug up areas of grass, moss, weeds to put in peranneal gardens. This left mewith a large pile of soil with dense roots. Our property is flat & I was think of building a mound.
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CommentedThank you, Doug - I checked out - I can't wait to create one - I will post later.
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Painting: Any Ideas What I Can Do With This Bathroom?
Rental house bath that has the old pink and blue tiles, blue sink, tub and stool (and wall heater). Currently has wall paper on the walls that I will remove and paint. The question is what color should I paint the walls that tone down the pink and blue? I'm not interested in painting the tiles. I am thinking of painting the woodwork (cabinets) also. Right now they're painted white. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
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CommentedWell - I have a different suggestion. Go with a beige paint for the walls & cabinet. Paint the ...»
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Pete's Wind Station.
He put this together years ago before I met him. It has traveled with him from NY, NH and now wurls in RI. We both love watching it spin.
Water Conservation Effort. Rain Captured and Used.
When I left work I asked for one of the rain barrels they no longer use. The rain has filled up this barrell to the over flow, so I added a second container so we won't loose that water. Water is used to fill bird baths, water plants, wash hands and fill the pets water bold. The barrels silver paint is wearing off - it is black beneath and is in the sun at least 6 hours - It will be ideal for bath water for my dogs.
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Kudos for being so water-wise, Carol.
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Refurbishing an Old Shed, Using a Variety of Low or No Cost Materials.
We had a new larger shed built for storage of yard equipment, etc.. It was built in front of the old shed - which has become mine. I yanked out nails, boards, rickity shelving and then
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Commented@ K.R. - I generally start with writing down measurements at the entrance to the shed, you ...»