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DIY ~ Create Your Own Water Garden In A Container!
Posted on July 22, 2013 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the gardenWhat better topic is there on a mid-90 degree day in July than water gardening ? Even though the thermometer was recording 97 degrees, under the pavilion at TheDCH, it seemed cooler because of the lovely sounds of trickling water. Peg and Tiffany of Gateway Garden Center in Hockessin, Delaware (http://www.gatewaygardens.com/) gave us a […]
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Our Summer Potting Sink
Posted on July 19, 2013 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the gardenCan I just tell you how much I love our vintage potting sink? I dress her up for the seasons and special holidays and, as I come down the garden path and she comes into view, I smile every time. You see, my sink is a girl ! Today I took the Americana Fourth […]
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DIY Project ~ My Bicycle Planter
Posted on July 13, 2013 by Barb in Amazing flower pairings, DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the gardenFor about a year, I have been admiring those bicycle planters on Pinterest and Hometalk and wanting to make one for our garden. Finding the bike was the hardest part! Then my friend, Renee’, bought a fancy new bike and gave her still usable one to another friend, Suzie. Long story made short: I […]
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Garden Walk ~ Mid-July in my garden
Posted on July 10, 2013 by Barb in Amazing flower pairings, Bird sanctuaries, baths, feeders and more, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the gardenA muggy mid-July morning, but my flowers don’t seem to mind a bit. The garden is awash with color, and the butterflies and bees are flitting from one lovely bloom to the next. We are spending a lot of time in the gazebo since all the wet weather has brought out multitudes of mosquitoes! […]
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Gardening Inspiration ~ Karin’s Garden
Posted on July 6, 2013 by Barb in Amazing flower pairings, Things that inspire me in the gardenAs a gardener myself, I love to see the gardens of others as I appreciate the planning and effort that they require. I am lucky enough to have a wonderful neighbor and friend, just down the street, whose garden is a treat to see every day. Karin has artfully set up flowerbeds lining her […]
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Garden Walk ~ July 1st.
Posted on July 1, 2013 by Barb in Amazing flower pairings, Bird sanctuaries, baths, feeders and more, DIY home and garden craft projects, Things that inspire me in the gardenAn unbelievable eleven inches of rain fell in June here in Delaware, and the resulting plant growth is amazing. Everything is lush and large and begging to get its picture taken. Ever accommodating, I run out in the early morning or just at dusk and attempt to catch the flowers at their […]
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Happy 4th of July ~ Patriotic Potting Sink
Posted on June 28, 2013 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden art, Things that inspire me in the gardenFor our 1916 vintage potting sink, I decided the Fourth of July decorations should look aged as well. So I went for the tea stained look. At a local shop, Brickhouse Antiques, I found just what I was looking for: a Betsy Ross flag bunting , flags and banner! Their prices are so reasonable […]
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DIY Project ~ From Dumpster to Divine !
Posted on June 22, 2013 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projects, Recycled and repurposed items as garden artHeck, I really don’t cruise around looking in other people’s trash, but when I see something discarded that I could fix up, I just can’t leave it on the curb. I was just out walking our Labs with my husband, innocently enough, when we passed two wonderful resin wicker chairs in a […]
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DIY Project ~ Make a Succulent Wreath
Posted on June 19, 2013 by Barb in DIY home and garden craft projectsWere you one of those mud-pie making, play-in-the-dirt kind of kids? Well. if you were, this is the project for you: Making a succulent wreath! Lenny Wilson, Assistant Director of Horticulture & Facilities at The DCH, donned his presenter hat this week and explained how easy it is to make one. He had done the […]
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Two New Garden Divas
Posted on June 19, 2013 by Barb in Things that inspire me in the gardenTwo new garden divas have joined my garden and are putting on a show for all to see! Hydrangea Macrophylla “Nantucket Blue” (zones 5 to 9) is a reblooming hydrangea that will bloom June through August. Such a gorgeous, and hard to find, lasting blue in the flowerbed. Deutzia “Magicien” (zones 6 to […]
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