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The Fastest Way To Dry Herbs
We want to make the most of every herb we grow this year. We also want to store some for later use. And we want to do it quickly. For small batches, the most convenient drying method we
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5 Minutes Easy
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Pardon me for saying so but isn't that what dehydrators are for? been using them for years for ...»
Bicycle Wheel Trellis
Spotted this trellis on a walk around the neighborhood. What a great recycling project and a sturdy trellis for peas. More on posts trellising peas here http://gardentherapy.ca/spotted-bicycle-whee...
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love this idea.
May Flower Boxes Across Our Huge Front Porch Makes Me Happy!
Finally made flower boxes for the front porch and I didn't realize how happy they make me! I'm spend all day out on the porch, eating, napping, working on the laptop, talking on the
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I love the photo of the stacks of cut cedar boards - it's a beautiful wood. The porch really ...»
Mini Lilacs Flower Decoration
Lilacs are among the most fragrant of flowers. These mini lilacs take up a lot less space in a city garden, but smell just as wonderfully as their big sisters.
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where did you purchase a texas lilac?
Gardening: Silver Maple Sapling.
I had a silver maple sapling come up in one of my flower baskets when I brought them inside last fall..It stayed alive in the basket all winter and even had 2 little leaves on it. This spring, I transplanted it in a 5 gallon bucket making sure to get all of the roots even the tap root. It's doing wonderful and now has at least 10 leaves on the top of the "knitting needle" sized stem (or should I say trunk?). It's definitely getting taller but I'm not seeing much growth in the
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Thank you Nancy Hand. I will feed it tomorrow. And Patricia, what a wonderful story! I'm so ...»
Suggestion for Photo Caption
It was a beautiful morning, so my son and I got our hands dirty. While I planted flowers, he rearranged the newly purchased vegetables awaiting their designated place in the garden. Little did I know that he apparently has an eye for floral design. I call it Fire Red Tomato Truck, but do you have a better suggestion?
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Thanks
Gardening: Ants on My Prickly Pear!
A friend noticed some tiny (sugar) ants on my Prickly Pear then told me they would kill it. They are not easy to grow here and I really don't want to loose it. At this time it also has
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Thanks everyone :) I appreciate all you advice!
Garbage Can Turned Flower Planter DIY
This is a fun and easy up - cycle project. I rescued some old garbage cans from the side of the road and added some hammered copper spray paint to jazz them up a bit. Now I have some
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15 Minutes 5.00 Easy
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Thanks so much FunkyJunk Interiors - Donna!!
Can Someone Give Me A Hand?
I've been dying to try my hand at one of the hypertufa hand planters again this year. Last year I tried one and half my fingers fell off, so pretty much anything would be an improvement.
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Love this! So clever!
I Don't Want My Potting Bench to Get Dirty! Is That Bad?
I've always wanted a potting bench and when I found this one last year at Big Lots my potting bench dreams came true! The problem is that now it looks so pretty all dressed up with mason
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LOL....I would feel the same way. Thank you for sharing. It looks great!