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I have been absent for some time and now I am trying to get back to inspiring others to garden, create, and spread a bit of peace, love, and joy. Visit me at The Garden Frog Gal where I am struggling my way through trying to design the website in my head with absolutely no tolerance for technology and a brain that can only think about gardening, creating, or doing anything other than sitting in…

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Create a Rustic Picket Garden Planter Box

$58.78 is the cost of this store bought planter box! So create your own for under $15!

Have you seen how much planter boxes are for the garden? I have and just the other day I was walking the aisle of The Home Depot where I saw a price tage of $58! So I decided to mimic the design and create my own for less than $15 and share it with you. You will need an afternoon to create a rustic picket…

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Pet Photo Christmas Ornaments

Here’s the ornament with a cut out picture and Mod Podge Pet photo DIY Christmas ornaments from the clay ornaments you find at the craft stores (I purchased these 1/2 off at Hobby Lobby) and Mod Podge. What an easy way to capture your beloved fur baby. I have experimented with several ornament ideas and I think this one is by far my favorite because we lost Dora the week of Thanksgiving (2016). …

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#Craft Projects #Holiday Crafts

Create a Pet Memorial Shadowbox

This pet memorial shadowbox was for Babycat who we lost 10 years ago. Believe it when I say- I had her pawprint in a box for 10 years waiting for the day I would finally do something with it. (Procrastination at its best) You know the old saying “out of sight, out of mind” well that was what happened. I know… there are wooden shadowboxes BUT they were so deep that I felt like the pawprint and…

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Christmas photo ornament

Create a Christmas photo ornament from the pre-made craft ornaments and Mod Podge at your local craft stores. This year I decided to work with those clay prepackaged ornaments at my local Hobby Lobby stores to create special personalized ornaments for my tree because I felt the $8 price tag online was a bit too much (plus I just like creating). You should be able to find these at most of your…

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#Craft Projects #Holiday Crafts

Will my spring blooming tree bloom again in the spring if it bloomed in the fall?

Yes it should.

Nature is resilient and many times the weather plays tricks on the flowers, shrubs, and trees when the weather turns like spring with above average temps both during the day and at night. The dramatic temperature changes from fall weather of frosty nights and chillier days to warm nights and even…

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Create a burlap shadowbox

Create a burlap shadowbox from a stretched burlap canvas- simple, inexpensive, and easy to do. I came up with this idea the other day wandering aimlessly at Hobby Lobby looking for ideas to display the clay paw print from our recently departed Dora (the cat). Sometimes I do this…walk up and down the aisles of my favorite stores aimlessly roaming the aisles searching for that great idea or…

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Why are the inner leaves of my Arborvitae turning brown?

Why are the inner leaves (foliage) of my Arborvitae turning brown?

Simply put, and in my experience, it is just a shedding process that helps the plant shed its old leaves just as any deciduous tree loses its leaves in the fall. Unless the whole bush is turning brown, this inside browning and shedding is very common in the late summer and fall months.

In my pictures here you can see the process…

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Master Bathroom renovation

I wanted to share with you my master bathroom renovation that my (ex) husband and I tackled a few months ago while preparing the house to sell. As any realtor will tell you, kitchens and master bathrooms sell a home. Sure curb appeal is important but a woman is looking for a beautiful, functional kitchen and a clean, updated master bathroom to call her own. Now I am not paid or sponsored by The…

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Dreaming of my new garden

2015

I have not written much on this blog and realized that I need to fill you all in on what has happening in my life and garden. This year (2016) will go down in my memories as one of the toughest times in my life. Why? Because my youngest son graduated from high school last June, my husband and I separated, and I had to dig up my flower beds to create a simple mulched landscape for a new…

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Update ugly rusty floor registers

Update ugly rusty floor registers with a bit of elbow grease and spray paint. Yes, spray paint and my favorite go to is Rustoleum’s Hammered spray paint. For budget friendly updates and makeovers, spray paint is your friend! New floor registers are around $15 a piece and that can be pricey if you have more than 1 to replace. For approximately $10 you can buy a can of primer and a can of color and…

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#DIY Projects #Home Projects #Makeovers

Rose Rosette Disease in the Knockout Rose

Rose Rosette disease in the Knockout Rose is very common viral disease here in SE Virginia now (and I know it is common in other states as well). It is a disease that affects many other roses such as the multifloral, climbing, and even hybrid roses. I have had first hand experience with this rose disease and its spread and I can tell you – THERE IS NO CURE OR SAVING THE PLANTS.

I tried. Many…

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Using wood shutters for privacy on a deck

A few years ago I ran across these wood shutters for $2 at a garage sale and knew they would would perfectly for my deck project. The house we had bought had no privacy on the one side and every time I walked out on my deck I could see straight in to the neighbors’ windows! I could not handle this, so for a year (or maybe 2) I hunted for ideas to create privacy for me (and for my neighbors) and…

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How to install a new light fixture

How to install a new light fixture and a forget the call to an electrician. This is a DIY project that most anyone can tackle and finish in an hour (or less). Afraid you cannot do this? Why? Electricity is only dangerous if you do not take safety precautions or are careless. Always, always, turn off the power whether it be at the switch or the main fuse/breaker box! How do I know how to install a…

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Formosa Lily (Lilium formosanum)

I added the Formosan lily (formerly known as Formosa lily) L. formosanum late last summer at the fall plant sale at the Lewis Ginter botanical garden. As I walked up I could smell the lovely fragrance and stood there inhaling the intoxicating aroma fragrance of the white trumpet flower. I was in heaven. I thought it was an Easter Lily at first because of the beautiful fragrant white trumpet…

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#garden #gardening #nature

Tips to Sell Your Home

Tips to sell your home and even help make your home stand out amongst all the other homes in your area include and are limited to these elements: curb appeal kitchens bathrooms updated fixtures neutral paint colors and flooring new or clean appliances and a clean house! Curb appeal is the most important because the old saying about you only have once to make a good first impression. You want the…

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Gardening tip: Use a dollar store oil drain pan for a potted plant saucer

Gardening tip: use a dollar store oil drain pan for a potted plant saucer. Yes at my local Dollar Tree they have these sleek black oil drain pans for a buck and they work great for many of my large pots out in the garden or in my house. If you have houseplants, then you know that a drainage saucer is important to collect the runoff and excess water from your indoor plants after watering. I have…

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