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Louise L

Pennsburg, PA
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About Me:

Love flowers and nature

Favorite area of home improvement:

painting deck, sprucing up the outside, cleaning out the clutter


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Pool deck painted w. oil based

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  • Louise L
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  • This is what we started with - just an area in the yard with a black municipal composting bin.
  • You'll need five pallets to get a two tiered system. Start by creating a back wall and securing another pallet for a side wall.
  • Use long deck screws to attach the pallets top, middle and bottom of each side.
  • A two bin system allows for piling kitchen and yard waste on one side to decompose and storing the finished compost on the other side. 1
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How to Build a Composting System from Pallets

After seeing countless photos of these systems on Pinterest and in the blogosphere, we finally got around to making our own composting system from pallets this weekend. It's really quick and easy - here's how we did it in less than an hour.

1 Hour Easy
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  • Louise L
    Commented on Apr 30, 2013
    Yes Nancy they are. most railroad ties have been soaked and treated or coated with Kreeosote. ...»
    Not sure of spelling but its a black oil like tar with chemicals. check into it more.

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Help a Tree - Remove Grass

Don't let grass grow beneath your trees. Grass competes fiercely for available water and will slow the growth of trees, especially newly planted ones. For instance, if the growth of a ...»
tree is reduced by 20 percent for one year because of grass competition, the growth automatically is 20 percent less during the second year's growth. Grass competition alone reduces tree and shrub growth by as much as 50 percent.

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Walter Reeves Decatur, GA
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  • Louise L
    Commented on Jun 14, 2012
    Keep mulch even coverage from tree to drip line but not right up against the trunk of tree. ...»
    That is bad for tree or plants.

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Front Porch Makeover

Spent a little time outside on Saturday spray painting and planting flowers in containers on my front porch. #PorchPride

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diy Design Fanatic Charlotte, NC
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  • Louise L
    Commented on Jun 10, 2012
    Wish it looked like that outside my door. Very inviting and cool colors. Your very deco savvy. ...»
    LOVE IT!! Thanks for posting. Gives us good ideas on how to match things up a little around our own homes. You go girl!!

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This is my new fence

I spent about 6 months collecting old doors from friends and salvage yards and then mounted them on privacy fence frame. I also clear coated them so that they wouldn't weather wear. I ...»
love that each door has it's own story and looking at it reminds me of all of my different friends who contributed.

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Amanda H Oil City, PA
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  • Louise L
    Commented on Jun 10, 2012
    No, it is not RATE MY SPACE but it is Home TALK and that's whats happening. It's generating ...»
    TALK, discussion about who likes it and who doesn't. Everyone is entitled to their opinion if your gonna put it on an open forum your setting yourself up for BOTH negative and positive input. Linda M., Cher D, Deb B, and Danielle C. you should understand it's not your fight. Leave those that have an honest opinion VOICE IT. And Susan P and Lorraine M. love your comments. Especially the comparison of the "toilet seats" lmao. That was great!!! Karen S. unless your the originator of "HOME TALK" please don't try to tell us all what this is for. Now everybody. Play nice!!!!

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Amanda H Oil City, PA
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  • Louise L
    Commented on Jun 10, 2012
    I think it takes away from the nice looking house. A bit gaudy. just my opinion. Maybe like ...»
    Christine A said. paint the same color, but I still dont think that will take the "red neck" look away.

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