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Nail Polish Marbled Flower Pots – a kid-friendly craft

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These Nail Polish Marbled Flower Pots are a super cute craft that your kids can create (with your help) to give as gifts for Mother’s Day, other holidays or teachers. My daughters’ Girl Scout troop decorated these flower pots and I just had to share because they turned out so well and my girls had fun making them.

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My Garden Notebook

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This year, we replaced the dirt in my square foot garden , built a vertical trellis , planted perennials around our patio, and a slew of smaller projects. One note that I made was to read about starting annual flowers from seed for next spring. I planted impatiens through out the flower beds this year to add some continuous color.

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7 Tips to Conserve Water and Save Money

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Use water collected from dehumidifier to water your garden and flower pots. It fills up quickly on sweltering days and I use that water for my flower pots. When waiting for the hot water to heat up from the faucet, trap water in a jug or bucket and use it to water your garden and flower containers. Limit shower time.

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Square Foot Gardening: Spring Clean Up

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As you can see, it needed some attention: Some of the 'weeds' in the picuture is the mint that I naively planted 10 years ago when we built my garden box. Do yourself a favor and plant your mint in a container unless you want to spend your spare time yanking it from your garden. It is the most invasive plant known to man!

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Square Foot Gardening: Starting Over With New Soil

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Last year, I chronicled my box garden conversion from random planting to the more calculated method, known as Square Foot Gardening. Besides, he would be working on spreading the 3 cubic yards of leaf compost that we ordered around the front yard landscape and other flower beds around our home.

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10 Ways to Find Cash for your Summer Vacation

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You don’t even have to stay at the home, you could just check in daily to collect the mail, water the plants and garden, feed the goldfish, open/close blinds, etc. If you have a green thumb, offer yard and lawn services: mow lawns, pull weeds, water gardens, plant flowers, power-wash driveways or decks are just a few ideas.

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Everyday Changes that Save Money & Help our Planet + a $25 GIANT FOOD STORES Gift Card Giveaway

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Trap rain water and use to water your plants and garden. Use water collected from dehumidifier to water your garden and flower pots. Choose drought tolerant plants for your landscape. In an effort to conserve water, especially during dry spells, and save on your water bill, follow these easy tips.