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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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Backyard Makeover

before and after, labor of love.
Stacy Cobb
Stacy Cobb Los Angeles, CA 2 days ago
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    Bj 10 minutes ago
    Those are awesome, thank you. How many strings did you use?
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Flower Arranging, in the Yard and in a Vase

This time of year I find it especially easy to keep fresh flowers in the house. I'm often able to cut a few from my yard and then buy the rest at the market. Read ...»
Karen @Garden, Home & Party
Karen @Garden, Home & Par... Irvine, CA 20 hours ago
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    Karen @Garden, Home & Par... 13 minutes ago
    Thanks, I wish we could grow lilacs in Southern California.
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My June 2013 Garden

After a busy day at work, this is where I love to be.....

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Raffaela De Paola-Cavoto Canada 22 hours ago
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    Raffaela De Paola-Cavoto 15 minutes ago
    Thank you so much....I planted a climbing rose on each side and this week they have started to ...»
    bloom. I carn't wait till the arbor is full of roses!!

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  • There are lots of garden art projects to make without the use of power tools. 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 22 hours ago
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    Douglas Hunt 20 minutes ago
    Not every frog can pull off a crown like that!
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  • Stretching Buddha, 'holding up' the Japanese maple. Namaste!
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Some of the 'Characters' in My Landscape

As my profile indicates, I love the hunt for vintage finds, and that includes items for the garden. Over the last decade, these are some of the characters that have taken up residence ...»
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Rita C. - Panoply Charleston, WV 13 hours ago
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    You have a wonderful cast of characters and so nicely displayed. Was that a Weeping Blue Atlas ...»
    Ceder protecting the little angel by any chance?

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- 6 to 8" dark red flower.
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  • Colorado:
- 3 to 4" salmon flower.
- Green leaves mottled with burgundy.
- Full to partial sun.
  • Pink Grapefruit:
- 4 to 7" salmon pink flowers
- Green leaves.
- Enjoys full sun.
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Popular Hardy Waterlilies for Your Pond

Hardy waterlilies are mildly fragrant, day-blooming plants characterized by floating flowers and leaves and are available in a variety of colors and sizes. They'll survive outdoors in ...»
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Aquascape Inc. Saint Charles, IL 17 hours ago
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    Douglas Hunt 32 minutes ago
    Wow! I love the colors on Colorado and Pink Grapefruit.
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Veggie Garden Seed Packet and Flowerpot Wreath

I'd been wanting to make my own rendition of the popular "flower pot wreath", so I whitewashed some small clay flowerpots and tied them to a grapevine wreath with gardener's twine. They ...»
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Debra Oliver - Common Gro... Springfield, MO 17 hours ago
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    So cute and creative!
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The Perfect Summer Breakfast Buffet

Summer time, to me, not only means fun vacations away from home, it also means visitors from far away. The guest room is prepared as is the guest bath. But, what about feeding your ...»
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Kathe With An E (Kathe) Aurora, CO 16 hours ago
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    Marcy 2 hours ago
    Such a gorgeous buffet!
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Solar Chandi

while rewiring a chandelier http://craftingoccurs.blogspot.com/2010/06/u... I was left with an extra tier of chandelier. Hey that rhymes :) so I painted it green and hung it from a tree ...»
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Bambi Shelton, WA 14 hours ago
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    Marcy 2 hours ago
    Smart idea!
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  • Here's a view of the diy child-helper bird feeder that allows kids to add seed to the tall platform feeder.
  • You Tube video: how to create a multi-feeder bird station to attract many different types of birds.

DIY Bird Feeder Station

Longing to hear birds singing in your backyard and to see their beautiful colors? Using black pipe and connectors to create a stand set in a bit of concrete you can easily make a diy bird feeding station that will attract many different kinds of birds to your yard.

This station can hold suet, thistle, a bird seed mix as well as a platform feeder for larger birds to hold black oil sunflower seeds.

Dave shows what this station looks like in the ...»

Front Porch Ideas
Front Porch Ideas Gallatin, TN 14 hours ago
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    Marcy 2 hours ago
    The birds must love it!
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