My 2012 Garden

container gardening

 

This is the first year I’ve really started gardening at this house. Last year we were the first people who had just moved into a new section of our subdivision.

There was nothing! So last year we spent all year hauling compost (I think 12 truck loads

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August 22nd, 2012 | Category: Container Gardening, Flower Gardening, Garden Junk | 26 comments

Tipsy Garden Planter

I first saw this absolutly cool garden planter on Flea Market Gardering’s Facebook page and just FELL IN LOVE!!!! (if you haven’t checked out Flea Market Gardening be sure to check it out!)

Of course I collect galvanized buckets and went outside right away to make sure I had all the

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August 1st, 2012 | Category: Container Gardening, Garden Junk, Reuse | 6 comments

Pallets And Garden Furniture

I love pallets. I just can’t resist the free “good” wood! I thought I would share some garden furniture and building project ideas using pallets.

Here’s a pallet planter from Todays Nest. Isn’t this a cute pallet table?

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July 25th, 2012 | Category: Garden Junk, Reuse | 3 comments

Paint flower pots for container gardening

painted pots

Did you know that you can paint flower pots to use for container gardening?

To paint flower pots:

Find a spray paint that can be used on plastic flower pots

1. Wash plastic pot throughly and dry. Make sure they

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June 27th, 2012 | Category: Container Gardening, Garden Junk | Leave a comment