Well, September has arrived here in mid Missouri. I am just a bit behind in my postings, but I've been really busy.
Here are a few of my Summer finds..............
Keep your fountain clean by using Hydrogen Peroxide
Pour one cup of peroxide into your fountain once a week.
Depending on the size portions and how often may vary
Here are a few of my Summer finds..............
Plant flowers in burlap and landscape cloth lined baskets |
I bought lots of really cheap baskets, all shapes and sizes. I'm sure I didn't pay more than 50 cents for any if them. I lined them with landscaping cloth and filled with good potting mix. Some of them I used burlap along with the landscaping cloth, for the effect, They were all so pretty. The best part of using the cheap baskets, I'll just toss them in the trash and get new and different ones next spring !
I HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF PURPLE Hyacinth SEEDS FROM 2012 SEASON
An old saucer or bottom tray of an old plastic flower pot. This one is 24 inches in diameter.
The vine trailing up the light post is Purple Hyacinth, an annual. I have lots of seeds Free. Contact me if you would like some. They are very easy to grow and love full sun.
This is a close up view of the light globes I used in this setting. |
Along side the old light fixture globe I used 16 gage wire to hang this blue wine bottle. I drop a blue glo stick inside the wine bottle. It is so pretty lit with the glo stick. |
Old ceiling light fixture globes make really pretty lighting in the garden.
I bought all of these that I could find, and were under $1. I tied jute around them, there's a little lip on them, and hung them from the deck on large cup hooks. I lite tea candles and place in them.
My curtain was made out of burlap I found in Walmart's garden department. $7. for 72 sq ft. of it. The pkg. said it was to tie root balls for transplanting trees and shrubs.....well, I went back and bought several rolls, after all, Christmas will be coming to town.
The curtain rod was those small cheap cafe curtain rods. ( found a pile of those at a yard sale for 10 cents each......yep.....I bought all she had.
Every Flower grouping has to have a Fountain
Fountains, I love fountains and make my own. I bought all kinds of interesting flower pots and made fountains with them.
This one, I used an old "Home Interiors" bird bath, I've had for years. The bird bath had a bowl, so I set the tiny pump between two flat rocks, down in the bowl. set the flower pot on the flat rocks and ran the pump hose into the flower pot. To hold the fountain hose in place and keep water from leaking back out the hole I used "plumber's putty". I have used floral putty and it works, but it's a little sticky.
Plumber's putty comes in a small can and can be purchased Lowe's or Home Depot, in the Plumbing Dept. Once the the flower pot was in place and level, I covered the flat rocks and pump with river stones. Any questions leave a comment.
Keep your fountain clean by using Hydrogen Peroxide
Pour one cup of peroxide into your fountain once a week.
Depending on the size portions and how often may vary
Old Aquarium Plants
I have a huge retaining wall made of RR ties I buy all the aquarium plants, you know those cheap plastic ones all yard sales have inside the aquarium , that's for sale. |
I put them in flower pots filled with sand, set them among the real plants and honestly, everyone thinks they are real !
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