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3 Outdoor Projects You Can Build in an Afternoon

June 20, 2016 by Anne Davis

Now that warmer days have arrived, don’t you just want to be outdoors as much as possible?  Here are three inexpensive and easy do-it-yourself projects to make your outdoor living space sweeter.  Each of them can be built in a single afternoon without breaking a sweat and all you need to build them is a circular saw, a drill, hammer and nails and some wood.

Cheap & Easy DIYs

 

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DIY Garden Ladybug Art

January 18, 2016 by Rachel Golberg

SuppliesThis weekend you can create a family of ladybugs to add some color and personality to your garden.  Not only is the project easy to make, but it will turn out great regardless of your artistic abilities. Kids can even make a ladybug of their own.  This is an easy way to help kids feel included in the garden, as well as a fun reason to get outside and get dirty!

Supplies

  • Rocks. Look for some with smooth surfaces.
  • Red spray paint. I used Rust-Oleum 2X Ultra Cover and had really good success with it.
  • Black pen. Mine is a Deco Color Paint Pen from Michaels.
  • Glitter (optional).
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Deer Resistant Plants – Part 2

August 3, 2015 by Anne Davis

I’m back with another selection of plants for gardeners plagued by deer and/or rabbits.  The plants listed here are also drought tolerant once the roots are established.  Not to worry, you can have a beautiful flowering garden even with those pesky 4-legged pests running around and you don’t have to water like crazy to boot!

As mentioned in the first part, deer tend to have different tastes in different years.  Also, hungry deer will eat anything.  That being said, the following plants are the ones that they will typically avoid eating.

  1. Lavender:  A beautiful flowering herb with all parts fragrant.  Lavender absolutely thrives in poor soils – even gravel!  Plant in full sun for best results.
  2. Daylilies: So called because each flower that opens lasts only one day.  This is a perennial plant with blade-like leaves.  Daylilies come in many colours and are a beautiful compliment to big-leafed plants.
  3. Ornamental grasses:  Ornamental grasses come in all sizes and add a breezy feel to a garden.
Lavender and ornamental grasses
Lavender and ornamental grasses
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Deer Resistant Plants

July 21, 2015 by Anne Davis

In my part of the world deer have become a huge problem.  We call them “urban deer” because they have been born in town and have no fear of people, cars or dogs.  Gardening with deer is an interesting proposition because their tastes change from year to year.  Fawns will sample plants and spit them out again only to try another leaf or flower from the same plant!  Also a hungry deer will eat ANYTHING.

That being said, I have developed a list of plants that rarely, if ever, get eaten by the deer.  In most cases, these plants are also rabbit resistant.

  1. Lamium or deadnettle:  a groundcover for shade with pink or white flowers and variegated leaves. Can become rampant if it likes the growing conditions.
  2. Bleeding heart:  pink or white flowers that bloom in spring.  Has a short lived bloom period as this plant cannot tolerate the heat of summer and dies back to the ground.
  3. Corydalis lutea: a relative of bleeding heart, this is a short lived perennial that self-seeds so proficiently you’ll never know the original plant died!
Deer Resistant Plants
Corydalis lutea and pink Lamium
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6 Budget Friendly Landscaping Ideas

February 26, 2015 by Anne Davis

Beautiful landscaping does so many things for a home – it creates a warm and inviting look, adds curb appeal which, in turn, increases the overall value of your home, gives you privacy from neighbours and passers-by, absorbs noise, cools the air through transpiration and so much more…

On the down side, landscaping costs can add up quickly. If you want to landscape your home and keep the budget down, here are 6 tips to get you started.

6 budget friendly landscaping ideas

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8 Creative Plant Markers

June 2, 2014 by Tyler Golberg

It is tricky to keep track of all the different vegetables, herbs, and flowers in the garden. And plane Jane labels are boring. Instead, enhance the look of your garden with one of these creative plant markers.

Custom Plant Markers

Have all the work done for you by getting customized markers that are also color coded from BoulderDesign. It is a great way to clearly label each plant and section of the garden.

Customized markers for your garden

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