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Project We Did to Cover the Tree Roots in Our Yard.
Old tires we cleaned and painted, old tricycle painted, an old pot painted. It was hard mowing the grass with so many tree roots right there. A little work and it's beautiful.
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I love this...particularly the irregular shape...now you don't have to worry about keeping it ...»
Backyard Playground
We jumped this project after finding this playset on super sale. At this point I decided to put down sod before the weekend of thunderstorms come. We hope the rain will give us a good
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Gardening: How do I get trees out of my ground cover?
I have a good sized bed of myrtle ground cover and there are oak and maple saplings growing in it. How do I get rid of them without digging up the whole bed? Is there any way to keep them from starting there in the first place? Help!!!
Pavers with boulders and slate integrated by Ross NW Watergardens- Portland Landscaper
We like to integrate natural materials with man made. Some examples are here:
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Looks awesome!
Landscape Ideas
these older homes are tough for me to design, I would hide the brick under the screened in porch with something. any Ideas the front faces east. HELP
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1" PAVERS IN AN ASSORTMENT OF COLOR OR TRAVERTINE. EASY. INSTALL OVER SAND BASE OF 1" TO ...»
Front Walkway built out of inexpensive cement pavers, red lava rocks, and solar lights
Our home had a simple walkway with cement pavers, which proved to be a hassle when we mowed the lawn. We finished the walkway simply by digging up the grass, adding red lava rocks,
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Have started building a small walkway in my backyard. Will use the red rocks as shown here. Am ...»
Gardening: Problem with ants!
I have little mountains built by ants all over my lawn. If you flatten them they build them back up in about 2 days. Year to year they seem to have increased. I have tried vinegar and hot
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Are these black ants, or red ants? For the dark ants, you can try Borax, Baby Powder, Tee Tree ...»
Keeping Away Deer !
Home made ,all natural way to keep critters from eating you plants and garden. Gather a clear plastic jug ( 1 gallon ) . The larger the opening the better. I use left overs that some might throw away. Take 1/2 onion, 1 garlic glove or 2 tablespoons of garlic powder (not salt!), 4 dash of hot sauce or 2 tablespoons of crushed red pepper, Two raw eggs. Place all in Jug then add wrm water. Shake well then sit in the sun for a few days . Strain with cheese cloth into clean spayer.
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Thanks, Kathleen. We are new to this mountain community and have never dealt with squirrels ...»
Gardening: How do I get grass out of a phlox bed?
This flower bed is extremely dense with phlox. Last year, I pulled much of the grass out by the roots, but it came back with a vengence this year. We've had a ton of rain in Virginia.
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Thanks everyone! I will check out some of these products & let you know.
I'm new to this site, and decided to post pictures of the things that keep me busy .
I like to garden and love repurposing "anything", like the compass you'll see here that I made from an old concrete septic tank cover. Pics that follow are some of my outdoor projects:
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Looks Great!