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Book Ideas:  My Garden Has a Secret/ cute gardening ideas  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22745 Posts
Alee
Billings
MT Sister # 8
USA
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11253 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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 Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 6:01:39 PM
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These are cute ideas. I was going to say everyone needs a toilet flower garden.
I had an old wheelbarrow that I planted lots of flowers in at my old house.
Kris
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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
753 Posts
Claudia
States Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 6:25:08 PM
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How would you use an old bed frame as a swing?
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." |
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mom2my2boyz
True Blue Farmgirl
56 Posts
Sarah
MN
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 05:30:09 AM
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I had my Mom hand-letter (I like her handwriting better than mine) three wooden signs with a few of my favorite sayings - a scripture verse, a short poem and another quote. I hung them on the fence surrounding my raised-bed gardens and they look adorable.
Also, because I love the rustic look, for most of my tomato stakes and my pea trellis, I used large tree branches tied with jute twine. Cute and functional!
So I threw my hands in the air. I was done with Wal-Mart and Wonderbread. I wanted something real.
-Excerpted from Jenna Woginrich's book, "Made from Scratch" a must-read! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22745 Posts
Alee
Billings
MT Sister # 8
USA
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sonshine4u
True Blue Farmgirl
939 Posts
April
MN
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 2:17:29 PM
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I love this thread! I have been wanting to cutify my backyard and make it more whimsical and "secret gardenish!" Great ideas! Keep em' coming!
Playing in the Sonshine
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4422 Posts
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 2:40:09 PM
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I love these ideas too.maybe I will not be able to do them all but some are "easy" to do even in a smallish backyard like mine :)
Did y'all have a look at Melody's post about her "blooming teacups"?? TOO CUTE as well. Go have a look and see
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 3:13:31 PM
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Claudia, he took chain and secured (maybe welded?) it to the mattress frame part and hung it from the reinforced porch ceiling. They used the same boxsprings and mattress, only covering them with outdoor fabric. There's a pic of it I'm trying to find, but not sure if I can. The house has since sold, I think. I believe it was a double bed.
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 10:08:00 PM
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 Please tell me if this photo is too large a format.
You are
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4422 Posts
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Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 01:27:02 AM
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LOVELY Becky Sue. Pic is perfect size for me, lol.I have a small ladder and have wooden shoes, plants etc on it. Cute too :)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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sonshine4u
True Blue Farmgirl
939 Posts
April
MN
USA
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 08:08:18 AM
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Hello Claudia, FUN idea of yours to share Creative Gardening Tips!
 Cheryl, i LOVE your painted shovel!
 Cherry, Your Aunt Jenny Flower Pots are adorable!
Sarah, The Hen and Chicks in an old boot is something I have always wanted to do too. If you make one, post a photo for us, okay?
Alee, I can't wait to see the old metal washtub you will plant in. Please post a photo soon. (Wow, you are FarmGirl #8)
Karen, Flowers splashing over the edge of a bird-bath! How cute is that!!
Sharlet~ OMG, what a super idea to put a mailbox in the garden for our tools. Very FUN idea!
Diane, Gee i wish you had taken a picture of all those shoes too! I love when gardeners make whimsical things like you did with all those shoes lined up, filed with Hens and Chicks. You are a true gardener to share them with friends.
Marian, I don't want a toilet in my garden either LOL. I visited your blog and it's great! I like the idea of putting the old bed frame in the garden.
I have an old iron bed in my greenhouse. I will take a photo of it to share.
Kris, The WheelBarrel planter is totally great. My girlfriend had two in her garden. On one she painted, "retired 2002" on the other she painted, "Just Tired."
Sarah, i am rushing out to find the book you mentioned, "Made from Scratch" ~~ and i simply MUST see a pix of your tomato stakes and pea trellis you made from large tree branches tied with jute
twine. PLEASE.
Alee~~ You just gotta hang those old prisms in your garden. DO!
 April, you'll be making your garden all "secret gardenish!" soon!
Thanks everyone for all the Inspiration!
Please post photos when you are able to.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Birdhouse on the flower pot in My Serenity Garden
You are
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22745 Posts
Alee
Billings
MT Sister # 8
USA
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2009 : 04:39:04 AM
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Wow what a bunch of great ideas, even though I dont think I would want a toilet in my yard, I redneck enough now! Alee I really think you need to hang the prisms they are bound to get light at some point during the day. Love all the pics they really help to see what your styles look like, thanks for sharing. Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 http://farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11253 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2009 : 06:41:03 AM
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Becky Sue, those lillies are huge and so gorgeous! I just love lillies. I am going to have to do some of these great garden ideas this fall. I somehow have lost interest in flower gardens with all the veggie gardening I'm doing now. And I don't like to water, too. But I think if I just start small I would get back into it again. I had big flower garden borders all around my yard at our old house. I miss it alot. I drive by just to see it as much as I can. It's all grown so much and is really pretty. Although they don't take care of it like I did.
Thanks for the inspiration and motivation, ya'll!
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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Book Ideas: My Garden Has a Secret/ cute gardening ideas |
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My Garden Has a Secret/ cute gardening ideas
