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Gardening Tip | Starting with Seeds

Saving With Shellie

You may have a dedicated space where you grow food, but if you don’t, keep reading because the information here also applies to edible landscaping and container gardening. If no one but the puppy finds that beautiful harvest of dill and eggplant appealing, you may have wasted time and garden space.

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Seven Cheap Hobbies That You and Your Family Can Enjoy

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can even make a game of it with your kids and challenge them to identify certain trees and plants, just watch out for poison ivy! Simply place a comfortable chair by a window and set a floor lamp or a small table and a lamp next to it. If you want, try purchasing a book that details your local flora and fauna.

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LEGO The Flintstones Building Kit $48 {Reg $60}

For the Mommas

Includes a buildable postbox with printed ‘Flintstones’ decoration, plus a letter element.

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Summer Décor Trends

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Remember, even desert plants bloom, so don’t be afraid to include some bright colors! Opt for a monochromatic look by including black & white photos or give the room a pop of color with a statement lamp. Indoor Plants. Time to hone your gardening skills! Choose fun pots and pick plants that can multitask.

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DIY Landscaping Tips to Prepare for Fall

Saving Cents With Sense

Autumn is also the perfect time to plant shrubs, grind stumps and aerate your lawn. Confirm the power is off by plugging a lamp into the receptacle before you begin this project. Plant Shrubs. Plant your shrubs in fall to ensure good root establishment. Use a garden fork to aerate a small yard. Metal junction box.

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25 Things You Can Do With Your Baby That Don’t Cost A Lot

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Provide entertainment for your baby when lying in their crib with mobiles, simple pictures on the ceiling or walls, crib toys stretched across within their line of sight, or just a lamp that throws shadows on the walls. Carry baby out into the garden to see the plants move, to touch leaves and bark and to feel the wind on their skin.

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Dad grew up on his parent’s farm with a wood stove, an outhouse and kerosene lamps. Mom had a vegetable garden and grew sweet corn. There is a plant called poke that the mountain folks used for greens, but the kids had another use for that plant. All they had to do was find some pony poop and plant it!

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