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Kay C

Higbee, MO
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Gardening, country life, arts and crafts

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  • The finished product
  • The amount of sawdust made from cutting out the trough was enough to mulch our strawberry patch and tomatoes.
  • The wood blocks taken out.  Each one at a time.
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Garden Project

I got this idea from pinterest and just had to do it! It took my hubby all day to cut out the planting trough, but I think it is worth it. It looks great.
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Sara Zantow
Sara Zantow Oakes, ND
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    Commented on Jun 07, 2013
    Well my hubby made me one too..he went out and bought some flowers that he put in there and ...»
    some potting soil..this is in full sun..I ended up telling him that he needed half dirt and half potting soil cause it would dry out..any way we got it working..didnt take the bark off of ours.

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  • Meconopsis Grandis or Blue Asiatic Poppy can be difficult to site, It needs loose, well drained fertile soil in part shade. Once established it will bloom like gangbusters for you every June/July. 2
  • Hellebore are a wonderful winter/early spring perennial in the shade garden. This one is particularly beautiful. I ran across it at VanDusen Botanical gardens and have been unable to identify the variety of this double bloom. 1
  • Tricyrtus Toad Lily is a unique perennial in the shade garden. It blooms from late summer to fall with spectacular orchid like blooms.
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Starlette's of the Shade Garden

Think those sunny gardens have all the fun? That big drama can only be accomplished in full sun? Not true! Here are a few of the Drama Queens kicking up a fuss in my shade/pt shade garden.
Laura Thomas
Laura Thomas Canada
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  • This is all 5 of the rain chains hanging together in my Japanese Maple tree. They are hung on a white plastic clothes hanger.
  • This gives you a better idea of what they look like. There are 2 rain chains hanging from a plastic coat hanger.There are 4 cups in each rain chain.
  • I used 4 bottle tops trimmed nicely with scissors, 4 large drinking straws,16-1.5" 2 or 4 hole buttons & 3 yards of 22 gauge floral wire per rain chain.It's really simple to do & it doesn't take long.I already had all of the stuff .
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Recycled Soda Bottles as Hanging Seedling Rain Chains

Ok Folks! Here they are as promised!I used the top portion of the 3 liter soda bottles that I had left over from when I made the hanging planters last week.I knew they would come in handy ...»
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Larose D. Logan-Oakes
Larose D. Logan-Oakes Annandale, VA
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    Commented on May 31, 2013
    I think its a great idea can't wait to try it..I have just potted strawberries for the first ...»
    time..and can't wait to play around with those..gotta keep m watered..hanging under trees isn't a good place to get the rain..water but it is cool..in mo this yr we are over rained on..so it woud work here..

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  • Leaves are soft not spiked like a pine tree.
  • Right now it's about 3" tall.
  • Some are smaller. 1

Gardening: Weed?

I have this coming up all through my flowerbed. Can anyone tell me what it is? I can't find anything online that even looks remotely close. I live in the West Central part of Oklahoma if that means anything...

Donna N
Donna N Weatherford, OK
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  • Kay C
    Commented on May 23, 2013
    I just put chicken manure on my tomatoes and strawberries, raspberries and gooseberries..!!~~
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  • Chervil grows in a clay planter. (Photo: fred_b/Flickr)
  • Caraway is technically a fruit! (Photo: liveandfeel.com)
  • Can you smell this chocolate mint? (Photo: Jade Craven/Flickr)
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6 Unusual Herbs to Plant in Your Spring Garden

I am #itching4spring because I cannot wait to plant my herb garden! These 6 herbs are fragrant and exotic; they can transport ...»
Chaya K
Chaya K New York, NY
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    Commented on Feb 18, 2013
    I am so ready to plant something,,,anything. I am proud that I already have one of those..the ...»
    chocolate mint..it grows so good and handles the drought and my heavy missouri clay..It is in full sun too in an area where nothing grows and I neglect it a lot..but Its tough..the rest I have never seen around my area..

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Lombardy Poplars

This is a "warning" post. I had planted a row of these about 4 years ago, with the intention of blocking out the neighbor behind us. Our 6 foot privacy fence, on a slope, was only about 5 feet in reality. True to their information, they do grow extremely fast and provide excellent privacy. Within 3 years they were about 15 feet tall.

Unfortunately, we spent last summer trying to exterminate them. The roots are VERY invasive. I found a ...»

Becky J
Becky J Troy, IL
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    Commented on Feb 04, 2013
    Oh my so that's what my next door neighbors planted next to me..I have a little tree that came ...»
    up from their tree. I wont complain..but thanks for the hint. I have euonymus too and love those for the front yard..they make a great privacy hedge. But slowly. I completely love trees of any kind..we just had to cut our tall trees that were by the highway so don't ever try that a waste of time. Now twenty yrs later they got into the wires. I just planted roses of sharon's for some privacy from the same neighbors who put invasives by my yard..oh for the love of privacy.

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  • If you have a small blank wall, you have room for a floor to ceiling mattress spring bulletin board. 3
  • Putting the puzzle together with random junk pieces. Hmmm.. how will I do this?
  • First off, the rusty works got a good brushing with a BBQ brush to knock off the loose rust. Then a clear spray to protect YOU from needing a tetanus shot. (tip: use satin spray because old stuff is never shiny)
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When a mattress spring does a lot more than let you sleep in.

The day I brought home this rusty mattress spring, I questioned my sanity for about 3 seconds. Once this bulletin board idea came to me, I couldn't mount it on the wall fast enough! It ...»
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FunkyJunk Interiors - Donna
FunkyJunk Interiors - Don... Canada
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    Commented on Jan 28, 2013
    I like this idea..I recently painted an old iron kitchen table it looks marvelous and I am ...»
    using it..for my craft table/kitchen table. My Hats off to paint it.!!

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  • An after shot of the new "open shelves" in my kitchen... a space transformed using a lot of paint! 5
  • Before... Dark, dreary and dated.  We removed wallpaper and changed the florescent light fixture for canned lights, but other than that, the only change has been a lot of paint.
  • What used to be a space that felt nothing like "me" is now a great reflection of my style and our family. 2
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Transforming my Kitchen Using Paint, Paint and More Paint!

We bought our house over 5 years ago knowing that a major kitchen re-do wasn't in our plan. The kitchen wasn't a space that reflected me our family. After living with it a year, I knew I ...»
Storywood Designs
Storywood Designs Raleigh, NC
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  • Kay C
    Commented on Jan 19, 2013
    I took my top cabinet doors off too and Like being able to reach up and get it quick and the ...»
    look is so open. I painted my walls a dark red..delicious..love it..but its a little dark..maybe I will go and do it off white to match my cabinets..

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