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Outdoor Living

Outdoor Living

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Outdoor living is a year-round topic on Hometalk. Hometalk members are busy planning and maintaining outdoor living spaces from the heat of summer to the cold of winter. Some folks are professionals who post gorgeous pictures of the outdoor living dreamscapes they've built. Other folks are DIYers who are revamping their outdoor living areas, building outdoor furniture, or planning an outdoor living room for the first time. Whether you're a novice or an expert, join a conversation about outdoor living rooms on Hometalk.



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  • My grandkids love our tire swing. It is hung from a large oak tree on a hill so they get lots of height.
  • Here is the hardware you need. 3 two inch U-bolts, 3 four and a half foot long pieces of chain and a quick connect.
  • Placement of the swing is very important. Make sure there is plenty of room for those big circle swings.
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DIY - Old Fashioned Tire Swing

If you have a large tree in your yard and some kids who enjoy swinging, here is a fun and relatively inexpensive project for you. All you need is an old tire which you can probably get ...»
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Dan330 Saint Paul, MN Yesterday
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    Dan330 30 minutes ago
    That's a good idea. Thanks.
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  • Completed Succulent Wreath
  • Step # 1 ~ lay wreath form on dampened sheet moss
  • Step # 2 ~ pile wet soil on the frame and into the crevices
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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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Barb Rosen Wilmington, DE 3 hours ago
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    Barb Rosen 38 minutes ago
    No, Organized Clutter ~ you can ...»
    use hardy perennial succulents or bring the wreath in during the winter and use it as a centerpiece or flat planting on a large tray . It is easy to swap out plantings if something gets too big or dies also.

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Farm Fence

I put this split rain fence on a hill near my pond. I was not sure what I could get to grow in this barren spot. I was truly surprised and happy when everything blossomed beautifully. I planted old cultivars. Tried and true roses, grasses and bulbs. One never knows in Texas when we plant, if we'll get beauty or bust!
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Zee Burleson, TX 1 hour ago
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    Zee 53 minutes ago
    Thank you, Nancy.
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  • I added a metal dowel to the crosses to use as a stake.
  • The plantings are simple, creeping jenny, ponytail grasses, bacopa, and sweet potato vines.
  • My framed lobelia is hanging in the same tree.

Bless the Blooms - Shabby Crosses & An Old Barn Door

Using my Shabby Chic re-purposed crosses (http://www.hometalk.com/1144579/repurposed-shabby-chic-crosses) that I made at Easter time and an old barn door, I put together a serene, neutral ...»
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Organized Clutter International Falls, MN 8 hours ago
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    Organized Clutter 55 minutes ago
    Thanks Nancy!
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  • There are lots of garden art projects to make without the use of power tools. http://www.empressofdirt.net/diywithoutpowertools/ 1
  • Stone Birdhouse - or any other decorated birdhouse http://www.empressofdirt.net/diywithoutpowertools/
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No Power Tools? No Problem! Garden Art You Can Make

If you don't have power tools or don't want to use them, there are still a lot of creative projects you can make from recycled items. ...»
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Empress of Dirt - Melissa Canada Yesterday
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    Love all of these. I have made chandeliers from old clip lights for years. Glad to see someone ...»
    else sees beauty in them.

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  • I enjoy decorating for the 4th of July
  • My old watering can makes a perfect flag holder
  • You can never have too many sparklers.  I store them in a vintage jar in my Coke crate.
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Celebrating The Red, White And Blue In Style

The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays, right behind Christmas and Halloween. Picnics . . . parades . . . fireworks . . . Uncle Sam. I just can't get enough of the red, white ...»
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House Of Hawthornes Columbus, OH 23 hours ago
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    Alexandra Arena 1 hour ago
    Lovely summer porch job, House Of Hawthornes!
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Use Mason Jars to Make Simple Outdoor Hanging Lanterns!

All you need is some wire and some jars, and you are minutes away from pretty outdoor lanterns! #repurposing #upcycling #MasonJars
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Jo-Anna Canada 10 hours ago
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    Alexandra Arena 1 hour ago
    I love mason jar lighting!
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Picnics

This week is National Picnic Week so I've started planning a picnic for sometime this season. Read more...http://gardenhomeandparty.com/2013/06/19/ghp-lets-go-on-a-picnic/ #seasonal
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Karen @Garden, Home & Par... Irvine, CA 8 hours ago
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    Alexandra Arena 2 hours ago
    I love picnics! :) These photos make me want to go have one now!
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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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Tammy H Corona, CA 2 hours ago
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    Thank you
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  • I wanted to share my little sister's Backyard Waterfall & Pond!
  • She and her hubby did all the work themselves! They did a great job of incorporating the waterfall into the landscape-it looks like it's been there forever.
  • I love it! I have a much smaller waterfall and pond on the to-do list for summer & hers gave me lots of inspiration- I thought you'd like it too! xo

DIY Backyard Waterfall & Pond!

In case you're planning a DIY water feature, I thought I'd show you my sister's Waterfall & Pond that she and her hubby put in...maybe you'll get an idea or two, I know I did!
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All Things Heart and Home Marietta, GA Yesterday
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    I am working on a dry stream bed (water only when we have a storm). I keep thinking about ...»
    adding a pump and liner to retain the water, but am concerned about the work it would require to keep it nice, and the cost to run the pump. Do you know what size pump they used? I've looked and don't think HD or Lowes has one big enough for that volume of water.

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