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Compost Bin/tiller
Got this used Mantis tiller at a yard sale for $15 recently. All it needed was a carburetor, which my husband stole off the gas blower. I took it to the compost bin, reducing it down to a
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Boy do I understand! Congrats on our super find. Hubby bought one of these little gadgets a ...»
doors before floors?
apparently so......I learned this today the hard way. Got laminate floors installed in July, and THEN decided I wanted new interior doors. I love my doors, which were installed today,
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It's a simple fix - we here have skirting boards -- so you either pull them off and take the ...»
Gardening: Pampas grass
I have a method of trimming back the pampas grass for spring, but I was wondering if there are any better ways to do it besides burning it. Burning is out of the question because it is by
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Becky, I use the hedge trimmers too. I love Douglas' suggestion of tying it first! Mine is a ...»
Gardening: potatoes in the garden
Has anyone ever tried planting potatoes in straw or bags of potting soil? I have never tried planting them, and I don't really have room in the veg garden unless I try something space saving. I am more of a tomato, green bean, onion planter, but this year I want to try some new stuff.
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I planted 2 different types of fingerling potatoes last year in my garden, and I was ...»
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 ...»
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Yes, Douglas, that is what I was going to add...they are short-lived. Guess that's why they ...»
my "secret garden"
This is my first picture post! I just got done laying over 1000 lbs of flagstone in my "secret garden". This is my favorite spot in my yard, because my yard slopes, and this is the only area where I can't be seen (i.e. from the neighbors).
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Becky, love your secret garden. Helps me with some ideas I've had.
Overwintering Geraniums
Would you believe this Geranium is 5 years old? With a total outlay of approximately $10, the total cost per year is $2. When it is time for frost, bring your geraniums into the garage/shed for the winter. I hang mine from the ceiling with hooks. Let it go dormant and when March rolls around and the weather gets nicer, start putting it out in the sun during the day and start watering it. (I don't water all winter long.) It will get ratty looking, but in the Spring, remove all the
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This is the geranium pictured in the post as of yesterday. I put it outside for the first time ...»
Handicap accessible shower
My mom just had her bathtub replaced with a shower stall. She was having a hard time getting over the tub wall due to her age. Always get more than one bid, the first plumber wanted double what she paid to do this with the second plumber.
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Wow, you look so young and thank you. My picture was taken about 18 months ago. I've tried to ...»
a glimpse into my kitchen
Here is just a tease of what I have in my kitchen. I am rather eclectic due to my inability to decide on a theme. Currently I have Coca Cola with a little bit of primitive thrown in for
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Darn, we don't have an Oak Barn around here any more. I just adore the punched tin on just ...»
wildlife
this is my version of #itching4spring .....all the critters that come into the yard, good and bad. I loved having those baby
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All wonderful pictures of your yard critters, Becky! But I am with you about the snakes!