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Debbie N

Red Oak, TX
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I am a beginner gardener looking for information and inspiration.


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Thanks for all of your comments on which way to lay the tile....here's our new tile backsplash.

After posting the question here if we should do straight set or off set tile, the resounding answer was off set. We went with the majority and did an off set tile backsplash using 4 x 16 ...»
tile. The whole post, including before and after photos plus some tips and tricks we have learned through our tile experience is at http://www.aswellplacetodwell.com/2012/06/ki...

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Kelly Lahaina, HI
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    Nice! Thanks for sharing the finished product!
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Painted my kitchen ceiling a light blue.

I was apprehensive at first, but now that it's done it's so tranquil. With the white cabinets going all the way to the ceiling, I felt it needed something to break it up.
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  • Slice the pool noodle into 1/4 to 1/2 inch slices, doesn't have to be precise.
  • Attach to string of lights with wire or fishing line. These will be attached to our patio umbrella when I'm sure the wasps that built a nest on it are dead.

Pool Noodle Lights

I sliced a pool noodle and attached to a string of outdoor lights to use on our patio umbrella. Haven't attached them yet- there's a wasp nest currently getting first dibs on the ...»
umbrella. :)

#Love2Repurpose

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SheilaG, Plum Doodles Acworth, GA
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  • Potted flowers last year 2011

Last yrs bloom & can't wait to see this again, for the bee balm I just plant last yr is twice the size now!

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Beautiful butterfly on my flowers, my favorite pic!

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  • The sink is the original one from the kitchen in the house, salvaged from the cellar. 18
  • The shelf is a $3 thrift store find. 6
  • The door knob plates from the old door. 1
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  • I installed wire mesh into the window space and added this cross section so I would have a place to mount an old rake head for a tool rack. 2
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Potting Bench

When we replaced the old front door on our 100 year old home, I couldn't bring myself to throw the old one away. This is how we transformed it into a potting bench with repurposed lumber ...»
and few new bits and pieces.

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    Love it!
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My new plant, she is a beauty

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Debbie E Merritt Island, FL
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    Beautiful!
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  • If you cut A Rose right above it's first sprout of 5 leaves, you will promote more rose Blooms. Black eyed Zinnia's are perennials and multiply each year. And can also be split in early spring. For a Longer Bloomed show, simply dead head the Black eyed Susan flowers as they fade.
  • Giant Zinnia.....Grows upt to 4-5 ft.  Grow along fences, sheds, walls, etc. They love Sun!
  • Zinnia (The more you deadhead the faded flowers, the more branches that sprout and flowers bloom.)  Take the faded flowers and stick elsewhere in the dirt and it will reseed itself and most likely bloom in the same season. I still have flowers growing up from last year. Despite being Annuals, reseeding can turn them into perennias.
  • HollyHock!  Show Stoppers!!! Up to 6-8 ft. Staking Def. Recquired But Most Complimented!
  • Butterfly Bushes Really do Attract Butterflies 1
  • Dahlia
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  • Petunia's....the cheapest of the flowers in Nurserys and actually I find to be the most difficult to grow by seed. But the end results are worth it. Flowers last to fall. Just pinch off faded flowers every couple of days and will promote more growth.
  • White Sunflower Tree's......Deadhead faded flowers to promote more bloom and will last to Fall/Frost!
  • White/Yellow Sunflower Tree Mixture....Easily & Quickly Grown By seed! Will last to late fall to Frost.
  • Red Sunflower Tree Mixture
  • Red Sunflower Tree, Almost Christmas Tree shaped 4' - 5' ft. Same as other, dehead faded flowers to promote more growth
  • Zinnia's, the more you cut the faded flowers, the longer they promote flowers and will last til Late Fall.
  • The Key with Zinnia's....as in most flowers but especially Zinnia's, is to always water the soil, never the leaves or fowers. If too much water and rain promotes rusty leaves, no need to worry, they are not infected, just cut off rusted leaves for healthier shoots.
  • Lily's. Grown By Bulbs. But to be honest, I found the one's you find in local grocery stores such as Shoprite, etc....seem to multiply the following year much more than single bulbs.
  • Trust me, If I can Grow These, So Could you! Only a 3rd Yr Gardnerer....Start with the basics, care free flowers and You'll be surprised what your garden could look like!
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  • Dahlia, easiy grown by tubers. They multiply each year and bloom til late fall to frost.
  • Lantana's.....Beautifully Multicolored and gives off such a Grea Scent. 1
  • Cactus Zinnia...... Zinnia's are one of the easiet and quickest flowers to grow by seed!
  • 10-13 Sunflowers....Mid Summer to Fall Bloom. Extremely easy to grow by seed. Once Flower has Died, You can cut down, break apart the flowers and either harvest the seeds for next year and/or clean, bake & eat edible sunflower seeds.
  • Roses & Black Eyed Susans
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Practically Care Free Flowers, as well as Beautiful & Show Stoppers!

Zinnia's - (All Hybrids....Cut & Grow, Giants, Cactus, Pinwheels) - Sunflowers & Sunflower Tree's (Multi-colored), Gladious, Butterfly Bush, Hollyhocks, Lantansa, Dahlia's, Roses, Petunia ...»
& Black Eyed Susan's, Lilys....Just some of my Favorites!

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Liz C Garnerville, NY
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    I got the book in the mail today! Thanks again!!!
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