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Cosmos - so Easy to Grow, You Can Plant and Neglect It!
Do you possess a brown thumb instead of a green one? Then this is the flower for you! One of the easiest annuals to grow from seed is the Cosmos.
They are prized for their abundant, silky, daisy like flowers and their very easy-care nature in the garden. They will tolerate even poor soil conditions and make lovely cut flowers. They even seem to thrive on a bit of neglect.
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Front Flower Bed, Need Ideas Please
I had a small dogwood tree here and the winter got it after 10 yrs. I would love something like that or another small blooming tree that would do well in full hot sun in the summer, No shade here.
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Crepe Myrtle some spell Crape Myrtle...comes in wonderful colors. We have them all over ...»
DIY Easy Garden Obelisk
I needed something decorative in my garden and also a support to different plants. I love garden obelisks but the plans I found were rather complicated so we came up with a quick and easy
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Beautiful and useful garden ideas, as usual, Pamela! :)
Free Compost
Each fall Ms. K and I load up Mr. B's truck with shovels, pitchforks and bins and head to a nearby horse rescue farm. We go in the pursuit of hot steamy semi composted manure, good old fashioned poo!
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No odor at all Alexandra! Once it's mixed with leaves or shredded paper, there is no smell.
Decorating and Using Flexible Tubs for Planting
How to paint and decorate flexible tubs to use as planters... Low Cost Planting Containers http://www.onemoretimeevents.com/2013/06/dec...
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Thank you
Faux-Zaic Flower Pot
I was hoping I invented the term "faux-zaic"...oh, well. This was a rainy day activity that kept my mind off not being able to go out and garden.
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Haha! Love the faux-zaic! Clever!
DIY Project ~ Make Your Own Succulent Wreath!
Were you one of those mud-pie making, play-in-the-dirt kind of kids? Well. if you were, this is the project for you: Making a succulent wreath! I have outlined a quick and dirty set of
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This looks so lush, Barb!
Before and After Home Garden Project.
Gardening has been a way of life for us. There wasn't a time when we didn't have a garden to tinker with! So when the time came, getting a degree in horticulture just seemed like the
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Nice job!
Use Your Left Over Potato Water in the Garden.
Don't throw out that left over potato water. Put it to use in the garden. Be sure it is unsalted (salted water will hurt your plants.)
Pour it on the garden near your plants.Starchy potato water will spur the release of plant nutrients in the soil so it makes a great addition. (plants like starch better than your figure does!)
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I just use the water when I mash my potatoes instead of milk.
Any ideas on what to plant in zone 5 HUGE containers?
We bought a house and the previous owner put evergreens in these large planters. Last year in Chicago there was extreme drought and even though we watered, the trees died. (Maybe also
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Marisa Saletnik I am no ...»