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Croquet Wickets in Your Garden

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Kat
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If you have an abundance of croquet wickets you can use them to corral your garden hose. Press them into your lawn or garden area to define where you want your hose to be. Then just snake the hose through the wickets and it won’t flop around and crush your delicate flowers.

Posted in Garden, Outdoors, Toys | Tagged croquet, hose | 1 Reply

Birdbath Turned Planter

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Kat
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If you have a birdbath that you no longer wish to use to attract birds you can turn it into a beautiful planter. Make sure to use plants that can benefit from the lack of drainage.

Posted in Garden, Outdoors | Tagged birdbath, planter | Leave a reply

Free Weed Killer

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Kat
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You probably all have heard that boiling water can be used as a weed killer, but IA takes it one step further by using “gray” water to kill weeds. Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged gardening, water, weed killer, weeds | Leave a reply

Plastic Newspaper Bags

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Kat
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There are many ways to reuse the plastic bags that cover your daily newspaper:

Keep in your diaper bag for dirty diaper disposal.

Keep in your bathroom to place used sanitary napkins inside. Drop it in, tie it up and toss in the trash. Continue reading →

Posted in automobile, bags, Bathroom, Home, Kitchen, Outdoors | Tagged newspaper, trash bag | Leave a reply

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