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Rain Barrel Base

Posted on May 8, 2012 by julie

Part of my front flower bed makeover called for finding a home for my rain barrel. I have 65-gallon rain barrels that I bought from Amazon. The price has since increased but most hardware stores seem to be carrying rain … Continue reading →

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Front Door Wreath

Posted on May 3, 2012 by julie

I used a wreath in last month’s centerpiece design and this month I adapted it to be my front door wreath. To do this project you’ll need the supplies I used last month (wreath base, yarn), some spray primer, and … Continue reading →

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Garden Design

Posted on April 16, 2012 by julie

If you remember, my husband and I built ourselves a retaining wall. I’m happy to tell you that it’s been up a week and it hasn’t fallen down so clearly we did something right. This weekend my husband and I … Continue reading →

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Making a retaining wall

Posted on April 10, 2012 by julie

This past week my husband and I decided to tackle our front flower bed. It hadn’t been maintained very well before we bought the house and there were some massive bushes taking over. The garden we tackled this weekend is … Continue reading →

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Garden Planning

Posted on February 23, 2012 by julie

Last year was a rough year for my flower garden. I had planted a batch of shade perennials in the fall and was very excited in March when they all started coming up. Then we got a late frost, a … Continue reading →

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