Love this landscape makeover! You would not believe the transformation from the "before" photo.
The DIY Channel has posted a very impressive gallery of landscape makeovers that will inspire you to start on your landscape project.
Click here to go to the gallery.
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
Benefits of Using Coffee Grounds in Compost
There is something about coffee that plants love. One of the things I do is water my plants with left over diluted coffee. It is like a drink of fertilizer for them.
There are many benefits to using coffee grounds in compost. Read about those benefits here in an excellent article...
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Save Time and Money in the Garden
Everyone loves to save money and time is precious!
Check out some tips and tricks used by another gardener . . . click here.
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Monday, June 27, 2016
How to Grow Flowering Mandevilla Vine
Love the showy flowering mandevilla vine grown on a trellis. We had a beautiful mandevilla with pink flowers that died in one of our harsh winters. It was one of my favorite plants!
If you would love to grow a mandevilla, click here for an excellent plant profile.
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Sunday, June 26, 2016
How To Make Faux Rocks
Rocks and boulders make an awesome statement in the garden landscape, but real ones are really heavy and expensive. So, why not make your own?
Click here to go to a tutorial from Instructables that takes you step by step with lots of photos.
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Container Plants for the Shade
Love a shady garden!
When I moved into my house, several decades ago, it was a shady yard with large oak trees and citrus trees. Before that time, I thought growing in full sun was the only way to go, but I was so wrong!
Coleus plants are one of my favorites to bring bold color to the garden...
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Saturday, June 25, 2016
Plants/Planting Tips For Zones 9-11
Love the color in that garden!
If you need a guide for what plants to buy and planting tips for gardening in zones 9-11, click here for an excellent article from Gardening Know How.
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plants,
zones 9-11
Tea Cup Mosaic Stepping Stone
This stepping stone is beautiful. While it is heartbreaking to break a treasured tea cup from your collection, all is not lost!
Click here to go to the tutorial.
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back yard projects,
DIY projects,
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stepping stones
Friday, June 24, 2016
Awesome Succulent Ideas
Succulents are the perfect plants for those with a brown thumb!
They are beautiful and so versatile . . . perfect for container gardens.
Click here for an articles with all kinds of ideas and inspiration.
Hope you find something to inspire you!
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container plants,
gardening,
inspiration,
succulents
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Inspiration from Brenda's Patio
It has been years and years since I've followed Brenda's life adventures through her blog, Cozy Little House. She and her precious dogs went from a large house in Texas with a gorgeous yard with babbling brooks and waterfalls, to a small house in Oklahoma and finally has settled in her tiny...
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