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Adding Ribbon Flair To Planters
By Ana
I love using ribbon or fabric strips to dress up planters and pots.The ribbon with wire holds up the best and if outside in the elements, it keeps its shape and color. This look gives any basic pot, planter, or even a window box, that final jewelry accessory to your planting outfit.
Flowers at Pickering Pioneer Village
By charlesmahoney43
This purple flower was blooming just outside the front gate of one of the houses situated at the Pickering Pioneer Village. The orange one was found along a fence bordering a garden patch outside of a structure.
Recycled Plastic Bottle Herb Planters
By poehere
This is a simple recycled plastic bottle project that will allow you to grow your herbs year round. Furthermore, the herb planters are easy to care for and don't need to be watered daily.
4 Steps To Figuring Out When To Start Seeds Indoors
By EllenB
For slow maturing plants and gardeners with short growing seasons, starting seeds indoors can be a crucial element to achieving success. To figure out the optimal time to start your seeds indoors, all you really need is a bit of backwards thinking.
By likekinds
For we keepers of the Earth, a sure fire way to help alleviate the winter blahs is to witness little noticed signs that tell us we will indeed experience the annual miracle called spring, once more. Those signs instill profound hope.
Plastic Food Containers for Seedlings
By ShirleyE
Many food containers can be kept and reused as plant pot propagators and drip trays.
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