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Natural Solutions for Garden Pests

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There are ones built up with lumber or brick, ones that are level with the ground, and even some fancy work with stone. Slugs are a big issue in our area, being that it rains so much, so the garden we chose has a brick wall built around it and plenty of room for bark mulch. Go Green'

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since I already had some sandrete (a kind of cement I use to fill the lines in my brick sidewalk), I decided to wait on getting a kit and do a bit more research. Petroleum jelly to slather on the inside of the mold, so you can get the concrete out and reuse the mold. A mold to shape your garden stone to the shape you want.

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