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My husband built a retaining wall!
Aside from developing carpal tunnel, electrocuting himself, and pulling something in his back, it went great! Haha. Take one overgrown landscape...(Aug 2012)Apply a generous dose of hardworking...
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Curb Appeal for our Stone Colonial
Hi! I saw so many posts about curb appeal, but didn't want to infringe on someone else's post. We purchased our first home and have been living here for almost a month now. I think our house is...
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That was not what we had in mind...
You might recall the garden my husband and I made this year, with the cute little white fence around it...That fence was always more for decorative purposes, to make the neighbors and HOA happy. But I...
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Backyard Play Space
I'm itching to start doing more work in our yard. This is what we did last summer... See all the details, and more before and afters at http://rustsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/07/backyard-play-area.html.
View ArticleFront Door Colour!
I really want to paint my front door red (I have always wanted one) but with this new house I am worried about the brick colour. (See the picture) It is like half gray, half pinky/orange. I tried...
View ArticleSpring Blooms
I'm in love with spring this year (it's our first spring with our own home), so I've been taking lots of pictures of spring foliage around the house and around town and thought I'd share some. I'd love...
View ArticleAdvice on quick-growing evergreen plantings for privacy
Hi Guys!Long time lurker, first time poster. :)My hubby and I recently moved into a new construction house. Thankfully our community has lots of mature trees and the developers did a lot to maintain...
View ArticlePaint for Outdoor Concrete Steps
Has anyone painted a set of outdoor concrete steps with good long-term results? We bought a house last fall with a set of pre-molded concrete steps (hollow underneath - not poured in place) and they...
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Help with our front porch please
After 3 years in our home we are finally getting to some projects on the outside to improve the curb appeal. The first thing we would like to do is re-paint the front porch as well as the part of the...
View Articleeasy garden art
http://frommylittlepinkcouch.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-little-pinspiration-broken-pottery.html?m=1
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Before + After *** Our patio makeover
After losing our back porch as part of a renovation of the living room, I really wanted our patio to shine. Check out the before and after pictures that took us from this......to this!
View ArticleAny idea what is doing this to my Hostas?
So almost ALL of my Hostas are riddled with tiny holes, especially my very young plants. The damage seems smaller than what a slug would do. Any ideas what is causing this or ideas what I should do? (I...
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Before + After *** Making over our yard
I took our yard from builder basic/boring to something far more lush on a limited budget doing almost all of the work myself. (And I went into this with zero skills or knowledge, so if I can do it then...
View ArticleOur New Old House Needs Some Love...
Hey all, We've just purchased our first house for a bargain! But it needs a lot of work. We've got plenty of plans for the inside, but are kind of stumped when it comes to the outside. Its a 100 year...
View ArticleTips for designing your yard and landscaping...
I used PowerPoint to sketch out a plan for our yard for 5-6 years of ongoing changes and improvements to upgrade from builder basic/boring. You could use a pencil and paper, too. Anyway, sharing a few...
View ArticleWeatherproof furniture for screened porch?
Hi all - We are moving to a house with a screened in porch and I want to use our furniture from our sunroom out there. I have a white wicker sofa with cushions and a fabric covered storage ottoman....
View ArticleRed Brick Pavers with Polymetric Sand
I DIY'ed a brick walkway/patio and just poured down the polymeric sand, but have not wet it yet. I was just reading how this sand could stain if not brushed off completely. Is this true? Why was this...
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Raised Garden Beds
Hey all! I am so happy that my raised garden beds are DONE!Now, I have, quite possibly, the smallest backyard and side yard ever but we managed to make these happen. Size: 4' wide x 8' long x 12"...
View ArticleHeat Cables for Roof
I know we're still in summer, but I have installing heat cables on my to do list for September, just in case we get a freak early storm. Last year we had ice dams, so I'm insulating my attic better and...
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Like this: Outdoor Fountains
I've always wanted to install a fountain in the garden, but can't find where to buy, or maybe I should do it myself like this one.Picture come from home design.
View ArticleAll things compost
Just wondering about other people's composting systems. Where do you put your kitchen scraps until they make it to the compost pile/bin? And what is your compost pile/bin made out of?
View Articleoutdoor furniture?
Have any of you ever painted something from inside with outdoor furniture and used it outside? If so, how did it hold up? We have a cute table set that I've been dying to paint, but I'd rather get a...
View ArticleJapanese Beetles. Ugh.
I knew we had a grub problem from the state of our lawn, but didn't know what a pain the beetles would be once they emerged. They're bigger and stupider than stink bugs! And there are TONS of them...
View Articlelandscape ideas..pics included
ok so we have done some landscaping in areas of our backyard, but we can't decide what to do about the area around the play set. the kids don't play on the set as much anymore, and we are considering...
View ArticleConcrete sidewalk - Need ideas!
The 80-foot sidewalk in front of our house started out as a concrete sidewalk that had been covered in brick pavers by the previous owners. The pavers were apparently not installed correctly because...
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