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Sharon Marks

Danbury, CT
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  • I love to collect and make birdhouses. 1
  • This used to be a Hog House before we moved here. Now it's my garden cottage.
  • The back drop to my sun garden 3
  • The middle section of my sun garden
  • Honeysuckle and clematis line the garden cottage as well as peonies and lilies
  • This is my shade and part sun garden 1
  • My shade garden with more sun towards the front. Another fence for the backdrop! 2
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Gardening

With all the garden pictures I've been seeing here, I got to longing for my summer yard! Here are some pictures of my summertime. I have no room in my house for new decorating anymore, so it's the outside now!

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  • This is a simple, easy craft for kids and adults.
  • Any used food jars will work. Keep the lids! 1
  • Cover the jar with flat-bottom marbles using silicone sealant as an adhesive.
  • Attach the jar lid to a post or dowel using a wood screw. 1
  • But first hide a wish and tiny toys inside for a surprise later.
  • Check the jars every now and then. You never know when you might find a treasure!
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How To Make Garden Treasure Jars

I started making these treasure jars when my kids were little and they wanted to make some garden art of their own. Because the jars remain functional, you can hide little notes and toys ...»
inside. Use them like little time capsules or part of a treasure hunt. And, of course, the covered jars look like pretty jewels in the garden.

1. Cover any used jar (keep the lid) with flat-bottom marbles (also sold as 'florist stones' or 'glass gems'). I use GE Silicone II sealant (clear, waterproof) as an adhesive.

2. Mount the lid on a post or dowel.

3. Attach the jar.

Notes and tiny treasures can be added at any time.

Full instructions, material list, and sources are listed on my blog here: http://www.empressofdirt.net/gardentreasurej...

Empress of Dirt - Melissa
Empress of Dirt - Melissa Canada
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Re-growing Celery from Celery

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Stockpilingmoms Independence, KY
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Lombardy Poplars

This is a "warning" post. I had planted a row of these about 4 years ago, with the intention of blocking out the neighbor behind us. Our 6 foot privacy fence, on a slope, was only about 5 feet in reality. True to their information, they do grow extremely fast and provide excellent privacy. Within 3 years they were about 15 feet tall.

Unfortunately, we spent last summer trying to exterminate them. The roots are VERY invasive. I found a ...»

root up against our above ground pool, and my pool means much more to me than privacy. I didn't need roots poking up through the vinyl liner.

The way we got rid of them was to cut them down, and then spend the entire summer applying TORDON stump killer to the shoots. There were shoots everywhere, even 15 feet up into the yard, in every direction. The drought we had last year was a blessing in disguise for us, because it helped in preventing more roots, since they like water. Tordon works fantastically in immediately killing the shoot.

So, if you like these and want to plant, I would suggest you do it out on the back 40 where it won't bother anything.

Becky J
Becky J Troy, IL
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    We had bamboo in our yard for years. The dang stuff grew everywhere!! Spread like wild fire ...»
    and we are still pulling them up every summer. Worse thing ever but we didn't plant them our neighbor did on our border. VERY invasive as are morning glories but they were easier to control once we began taking off all the seed pods in the fall and picking up any we saw on the ground. We have 3 butterfly bushes and so far have had no problem.

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Diy Kitchen Renovation

Remodelando la Casa - Cristina
Remodelando la Casa - Cri... Germantown, MD
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    what color green please? So pretty!!
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My Favorite Room: The Kitchen

Recently gave my kitchen a makeover - Used existing 1960s cabinets, and the power of paint to give it a fresh new look! LOTS more before and after pics on the blog post: http://naptimedecorator.blogspot.com/2012/06...

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Naptime Decorator Baltimore, MD
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    Commented on Aug 16, 2012
    very nice, bright and cheery. Well done!
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  • my living room  with more of the white tile. i dont know what do with it. 1

flooring

i dont know what to do with these floors!!!!!! too much white tile!! should i paint them or pull them up or what?
Amber
Amber Claypool, AZ
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  • Sharon Marks
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    Painting would become a nightmare as it will wear and chip off. Tearing them up, depending on ...»
    how they are sealed could take a LOT of work and mess. You could put a "floating laminate floor" over them or just some simple area rugs. Whatever works best for you is what matters. I love the floating laminate floor and it lasts for yrs! It is practically indestructible. Good luck in whatever you decide!

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