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Gardening is one of the hottest topics on Hometalk. Whether you're gardening as a profession, or as a hobby, you'll find awesome gardening inspiration on Hometalk. Do you need to identify a plant? Post a photo of it, and a gardening expert will be able to identify it for you. Is your garden blooming in a spectacular way? Share the joy with fellow gardening buffs. All garden talk is welcome on Hometalk; so whether you're planting a flower garden, looking for green gardening tips, or researching the perfect gardening tools, you've come to the right place.



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Make Your Own Custom Flower Pots.

Did you know that you can print on tissue paper? Simply wrap it around a piece of printer paper and you can run it through your printer to get the exact graphics that you want. Then all ...»
you have to do is adhere it to a flower pot with ModPodge and you have a beautiful custom flower pot.

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Virginia B Fayetteville, GA Yesterday
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    Vetsy 10 minutes ago
    Soooo... Pretty! Is there something you use to water proof or does the Modge podge seal it?
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  • all you need is an old jar, some paint, soil & succulents!

Grow Succulents in Upcycled Jar

I took a pasta sauce jar, a peanut butter jar, and a salsa jar and primed them with Rustoleum spray, then painted them with Rustoleum aqua spray. I added the footprint because it was a ...»
mother's day project.

Just put some rocks at the bottle for drainage, then add cactus soil, then separate and arrange your suculents and fill in the empty spots with more soil. Water lightly. Super easy!

These were all gifts, but for the one I kept I didn't even paint it, I liked the look of the clear glass with the rocks and soil showing.

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Stephanie (Sandpaper & Gl... Fitchburg, MA Yesterday
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    @Susan- The rocks at the bottom help with drainage, I usually make it about 1/3 full with ...»
    rocks because the succulents don't have big roots, and using cactus soil over regular potting soil makes a difference as well. I haven't had any problem with them!

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May Garden ~ Birdhouses & Flowers

In looking around the garden, I see a theme has developed. It's all about the birds and flowers. With approximately one hundred birdhouses, I suppose my collection is now nearing ...»
intervention status! Some are decorative and some are functional with clean-outs, but long ago I found out the birds are the ones who decide which is which. A bossy little house wren has commandeered the gazebo garden where she and her hubby have taken up residence in a blue bird house, chasing any other birds who dare to come near.

Every new flower is an awaiting surprise and , as I stroll our garden, bird song greets me. A red fox streaked across the front lawn this early morning, probably from the cat food on our porch. We've had lovely rains and everything is an intense shade of spring green.

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Barb Rosen Wilmington, DE 4 hours ago
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    Wouldn't that be nice? Anne @ DesignDreams by Anne ...»
    , I wish I could! In the meantime, I'd be glad to coach and cheer you on for a distance! Send me an e-mail if there's anything I can help give you ideas on.

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Gardening: What are some good plants for starting an herb garden?

I'm finally ready to start a garden on my balcony and I'm looking to start with herbs since they're fun to cook with, they smell nice, and I've heard that they're relatively easy to care ...»
for and can survive in a pot. Where to start?? Please let me know if there are any plants that you would particularly recommend for a potted herb garden. And go easy on me, I'm new at this!;-)

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Naomi Bensalem, PA 7 hours ago
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    Here are Chives and Cilantro in pots ...»

    • Chives, flowers are edible.
    • Cilantro planted from seed 3 weeks ago
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  • This is what my other 2 rhubarb plants look like.

Gardening: Rhubarb Help Please!!

I am wondering why one of my rhubarb plants is thinking it is time to go to flower? or go to seed? I am not sure what it is doing. ...»

Can I cut the flower part off? Are there male and female plants?

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Jayme Bellaire, MI 17 hours ago
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    Terry Lilley 47 minutes ago
    Thanks for asking this very question...my plant is doing the same thing! :)
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DIY Projects: Jasper or Agate?

I found this rock in my backyard tonight. Not sure if it is Jasper or Agate. Anyone know? It weighs almost 4 lbs and is bigger than the palm of my hand. If it is agate or jasper is it ...»
worth anything and is it worth having it cut somewhere? Thanks for your help!

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Missy L Duluth, MN 15 hours ago
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    La Kn 1 hour ago
    My money's on agate
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  • succulent terrariums are  easy to make and keep
  • you'll need: a glass vessel,gravel,house plant compost and a selection of succulents
  • simply layer 2" gravel, then compost,,then arrange your succulents how you want them

DIY Succulent Terrariums

seen a few of these on here....so cute, I decided to give it a go...

visit my blog for a list of suitable plants for these + a great link on looking after and propagate succulents.

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Juneolsen United Kingdom Yesterday
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    June Walker 1 hour ago
    oh, and Lori, thanks for answering Melissa's question for me....it's sometimes a bit awkward ...»
    with the timedifference between the uk and us....appreciated!! And Annie and Catherine...give it a go: hardly cost a thing and sooo easy!! ...and if you do, please post some pics on here...would love to see...!

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Garden Head Planter

Thanks to a fellow blogger ( Miss Jessica Cramer ) I now have one too! come see how it's done...
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Vetsy Spartanburg, SC 21 hours ago
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    Thanks......Sia@South 47th ...»

    Perhaps one day I'll have room for one in my Budget... I really like them.

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Gardening: I bought a somewhat leggy tomato plant and upon looking online to see

how to plant it, I found a video that said to put it into the ground sorta lying on its side but then pull it up into the upright position. Said the part underground would form roots and send up new plants (I think that what's she said). Shown here is a screen shot from the video showing how she's lying part of it down into a long hole in the ground. She also said to put some bone meal into the planting hole to produce more tomatoes instead of more green parts. Ideas on whether any of this is a good idea?

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Louise Norcross, GA 2 days ago
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    Sandra Cook 1 hour ago
    You can boil your egg shells then use that water when you plant to get calcium into the plant ...»
    faster then just crush the egg shells up and use them.

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  • Clematis 'Perle d'Azur'  trained up our mature maple tree.
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How To Train a Clematis on a Tree Trunk

When I planted a climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris) near our maple tree, I also planted Clematis 'Perle d'Azur', thinking that it climb the tree using the hydrangea ...»
vine for support. I knew that Clematis climb by wrapping their wrists around small twigs, so other vines are wonderfully helpful for their successful climbing.

Here are some tips to get a Clematis started up your tree!:

-Choose a tree with rough bark, like a maple or oak. A smooth tree, like a cherry, with not get enough grip for your Clematis as it grows.

-Plant it on the shady side of the tree trunk and add compost. Mulch well. This enables you to give its roots the shade they need to start well.

-If you are not planting by another vine, then add a way for the Clematis to make it on to the tree bark. Use small bamboo canes, fishing line or twigs to make a scaffold for it to climb.

-Help the Clematis along by occasionally tucking its loose new growth into the rough bark of the maple.

It has turned out beautifully! I especially like the dreamy blue of Clematis 'Perle d'Azur' when viewed on the tree trunk against the blue sky. I hope yours does too!

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Julie @ Wife, Mother, Gar... Pittsburgh, PA 2 days ago
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    The Blooming Gardener 1 hour ago
    I have several Magnolia soulangiana with a Clematis growing up and providing awesome Summer ...»
    Bloom for some of my clients. They love the shade for their roots and grow out to the sun to be covered in blooms. Makes the Decidous Magnolias able to be focal points during the warmer months!!

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