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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
761 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 13 2009 : 7:32:00 PM
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I would love to see some posts about creative gardening ideas! I have learned almost all i know about gardening from my grandmother. She grew up in an old farm house and has the greatest ideas! She has planted flowers in old watering cans, those old speckled cook ware pots, she would make raised flower beds from the shale behind her house. (I have also done this at my house, compliments of grammys unused shale!) She has even went as far as planting little flowers in those vintage tea cups and saucers. If anyone has any cute ideas post them!!
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." |
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 06:51:40 AM
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Welcome to MJF, Claudia! Here's a little gem from our very own Aunt Jenny that I copied for my own flower bed...
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 07:41:48 AM
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My mom used to grow those little "Hen and Chicken" plants in an old boot. That was super adorable.
Farmgirl # 639 |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 3:32:38 PM
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I had a lady just today telling me about a little trick she did in her yard. She had an old concrete birdbath that was not very deep and she filled it with dirt and planted some flowers that dont grow very deep but that grow out kinda like a ground cover and she said it was so pretty the way the flower hung over the edges like the water was spilling out. I think this is a great idea and hope to try it myself someday soon. Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 http://farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
716 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 8:05:58 PM
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| I think one thing that's reallly cute and handy is an old mailbox painted in a garden theme and put on a post in the garden. Then you have a place to put your small garden tools. |
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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
761 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 8:09:17 PM
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that is such a cute idea sharlet!
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 11:41:20 PM
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I used to take all of the shoes that we wore out or out grew and stick hens and chickens in them. I wish I would of taken pictures. I had shoes from Kindergarden to college. They were 2 rolls deep on the side of my house. Everyone loved them so I started to give them away. I have 2 or 3 pr. left but had about 100.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
dianebcarterhotmailcom.blogspot.com |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 07:22:40 AM
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Well, a couple of years ago we had to replace the toilets in both our bathrooms. My husband insisited I should use them as flower planters! I did not. LOL!! Though I have seen some people do this around here.
I also saw a yard where someone had taken an old wrought iron bed frame and planted flowers in it in the front yard. A Flower Bed! That actually was really cute.
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Edited by - chaddsgirl on Jul 15 2009 07:24:33 AM |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 08:50:37 AM
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LOL I have seen someone using their old toilet as flower planters. In my previous town where I used to live. It was a "cute" idea but NOT something I would do myself ;)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 08:52:28 AM
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AND I have seen pictures in a magazine of a Flower bed. SO cute, loved the idea IF I had a very large garden and an extra bed, who knows.....;)
But since I don't have either, no Flower bed for me lol
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 09:54:02 AM
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Speaking of old wrought iron beds...a friend of mine who's a carpenter hung one on a front porch as an oversized swing/hammock. I think it would also be a fun idea to hang one from a huge stately oak!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 6:01:39 PM
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These are cute ideas. I was going to say everyone needs a toilet flower garden.
I had an old wheelbarrow that I planted lots of flowers in at my old house.
Kris
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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
761 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 6:25:08 PM
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How would you use an old bed frame as a swing?
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." |
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mom2my2boyz
True Blue Farmgirl
56 Posts
Sarah
MN
USA
56 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 05:30:09 AM
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I had my Mom hand-letter (I like her handwriting better than mine) three wooden signs with a few of my favorite sayings - a scripture verse, a short poem and another quote. I hung them on the fence surrounding my raised-bed gardens and they look adorable.
Also, because I love the rustic look, for most of my tomato stakes and my pea trellis, I used large tree branches tied with jute twine. Cute and functional!
So I threw my hands in the air. I was done with Wal-Mart and Wonderbread. I wanted something real.
-Excerpted from Jenna Woginrich's book, "Made from Scratch" a must-read! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
1205 Posts
April
New Prague
MN
USA
1205 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 2:17:29 PM
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I love this thread! I have been wanting to cutify my backyard and make it more whimsical and "secret gardenish!" Great ideas! Keep em' coming!
Playing in the Sonshine
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 2:40:09 PM
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I love these ideas too.maybe I will not be able to do them all but some are "easy" to do even in a smallish backyard like mine :)
Did y'all have a look at Melody's post about her "blooming teacups"?? TOO CUTE as well. Go have a look and see
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 3:13:31 PM
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Claudia, he took chain and secured (maybe welded?) it to the mattress frame part and hung it from the reinforced porch ceiling. They used the same boxsprings and mattress, only covering them with outdoor fabric. There's a pic of it I'm trying to find, but not sure if I can. The house has since sold, I think. I believe it was a double bed.
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 10:08:00 PM
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 Please tell me if this photo is too large a format.
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Edited by - BeckySue on Jul 17 2009 10:10:13 PM |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 01:27:02 AM
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LOVELY Becky Sue. Pic is perfect size for me, lol.I have a small ladder and have wooden shoes, plants etc on it. Cute too :)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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