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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
761 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 01 2009 : 5:10:55 PM
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Wow, i never though when i started this thread it would blossom as well as it has!
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2009 : 12:20:50 PM
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I like to make a simple woven herb hanging for cooking lovers. Use an old, small picture frame. Tie on yarn or cord and wrap 6 times. Weave herbs into the cord. Put a hangar on the back. A great Christmas gift for the kitchen.
Bonnie Ellis
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
63 Posts |
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BarnChickCecily
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
Cecily
Corydon
IN
USA
673 Posts |
Posted - Oct 11 2009 : 12:15:06 PM
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So glad I found this thread! Sooooo many ideas for next spring...keep them coming!
Farmgirl Sister # 241
www.thebarnchick.blogspot.com/ |
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Madgardener
True Blue Farmgirl
77 Posts
Janet
Oldsmar
Fl
USA
77 Posts |
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2009 : 1:27:46 PM
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Hi Madgardener . . . Janet,
I just visited your website, BRAVO! Very nice.
FarmGirl # 560 |
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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
761 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2009 : 1:35:36 PM
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Did everyone see that In one of the up and coming issues of MJF they are having a gardening secrets part of the mag?
"My ideal day is sitting on the back porch, cup of green tea in hand, slippers on, and just watch the cows in the pasture"
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spiral sage
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
crystal
rock hill
sc
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 5:54:37 PM
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Great Ideas ladies. I have collected every good idea on crafts and gardening. I have a file cabinet that I had my son paint a bright green, I keep all my ideas catergorized.
Here are some ideas I have found...
1. Bean/Pea Teepee, using twigs to create the teepee and let the beans grow up around them with an opening for little ones to hide/play inside.
2. Concrete Leaves, use a big leave and create an indent in a pile of sand then pour the concrete, use as a bird bath or just a decoration
3. Love the idea of a totem pole
4. twig chairs and twig trellis
5. toad houses
6. fairy houses
7. I like the idea of using edible plants as landscape outside the garden even.
Keep up the wonderful ideas ladies
insanity is doing what you've always done and expecting something different to happen.
http://twistedthyme.blogspot.com/
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
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necykay
Farmgirl at Heart
1 Posts
Denise
Crownsville
MD
USA
1 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2010 : 7:17:09 PM
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Hi ladies!
It is a pleasure to read about all of your ideas. I want a greenhouse in the worst way, but because of the number of old oak trees in our yard, we can't even get grass to grow. Mostly because of lack of light and partly because of the acid from the oak leaves. So my husband came up with the idea of setting up an indoor garden in the spare bedroom with growing lights. Not sure exactly what we will plant, but it sounds like a possible idea. I will keep you posted as the idea turns into a reality. We have the shelving unit...now it just needs to get out of the back of my husband's truck, which also needs to stay out of the garage for a reasonable amount of time. LOL
Happy New Year!
Yearning to move to the mountains. |
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Maggiemoo
Farmgirl in Training
15 Posts
Jennifer
Johnstown
Ohio
USA
15 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2010 : 04:55:44 AM
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My husband and I have been saving our wine bottles. I good friend of mine had her son cut off the narrow neck of some. She then lightly burried some of those outdoor Christmas lights with the big bulbs (with the bulbs pointing up. Then she placed the cut off wine bottles over the lights. It makes the neatest garden path lights. I also used an old wagon wheel on top of some blocks filled with soil. I planted a different herb in each section. It is very cute in the center of my garden.
Cowgirls are forever. |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
935 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2010 : 07:42:51 AM
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i have an idea that is only partially baked in my brain - maybe you guys can help me get it finished! I have an wooden twin bed frame, with slats along the bottom (where the mattress would normally be). I thought it would be cute if I could figure out how to use it as a frame in my garden, with the plants growing up between the slats, using them as supports - kind of a "garden bed" idea. But when I picture it in my mind, all I see is an old bed sitting out in my yard. Any ideas how to spruce it up or make it look less junky in the process?
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Eager Podcaster
http://beesinourbonnetsintheburbs.blogspot.com/
Podcasts at http://thefannyfarm.blogspot.com/ |
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2010 : 08:28:12 AM
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Hello Girls,
Below is a photo I took in Annie's Herb Garden.
She used a set of bunk beds to make a trellis!
It is painted lavender. Roses are scrambling on it.
FarmGirl # 560 |
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2010 : 10:30:07 AM
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I love this thread, and I have gotten some good ideas. Here are a few things I have:
1) My dtr made signs with posts that I place in my different gardens. One says Toot's Garden, another Garden tours 5 cents etc.
2) I hang small wind chimes that tinkle gently in the lower branches of my shade trees. They are tall enough we don't bump, but can see them when walking underneath.
3) Several of my trees have a small cross hanging from a branch. One is a curled weathered leather key chain. Another is a cheap silver colored necklace. I plan on getting more from yard sales etc.
4) I have old shiney & pink jack-o-loid fishing lures (without hooks) that my son Joel used 25 yrs ago, hanging from my fruit trees. It keeps some of the birds away from the fruit & when I see them, I lovingly think of my son as a little boy, fishing pole and tackle box.
Some of these things may seem stupid, but I enjoy them, and it gives me great pleasure. 
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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cntry@heart
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Diane
Clinton
MO
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2010 : 4:26:37 PM
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| I have used old tractor tires! They are great for what my folks have always called Live Forevers.... to be honest I'm not sure what their real name is! I think these other ideas are great too! My dad wants to use an old tub, sink and toilet - but my mom isn't so keen on the idea. I think it's kinda cute so may try it at my place this year! |
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KD Earthwork
True Blue Farmgirl
210 Posts
Katie
Gualala
Calif.
USA
210 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2010 : 6:19:16 PM
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My new favorite idea is live willow structures.They are being used more in Europe especially at young children's playgrounds.You can weave them as they grow.I've just planted bare, long as I can find, fresh cut whips and pushed them into our wet ground where they should root.As long as I keep them watered ,especially the first year. I have so far done about 50 feet of fence and a arbor.If you google willow structures you'll see gazebos and other structures.
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - Jan 23 2010 : 5:05:49 PM
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How about a splash of color in your garden, easy to do!
Here i have placed some pretty Blue Bottles on sticks,
and planted them next to a wooden ladder . . . topped with a birdhouse, there is
even an old rusted camera!
There is no end to the fun you can create in your
Secret Garden.
FarmGirl # 560 |
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sharikrsna
True Blue Farmgirl
185 Posts
Shari
Carthage
Illinois
USA
185 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2010 : 4:10:56 PM
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One of the girls in my chapter uses clawfoot bathtubs as planters. She has three, and they look really nice!
Shari
Farmgirl Sister #607 |
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 12:19:41 PM
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I LOVE all the ideas everyone is sharing in this our Garden Has a Secret/Cute Gardening Ideas thread!
Here is a photo of a tall ladder placed in the garden with potted plants on the rungs.
Of course we must paint that ladder a serene lavender
or would you prefere a snappy orange?
FarmGirl # 560 |
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MeadowCrone
True Blue Farmgirl
220 Posts
Bernadine
Island Park and Salem
ID
USA
220 Posts |
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staci860
True Blue Farmgirl
838 Posts
Staci
Newville
PA
USA
838 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 5:16:21 PM
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It's the end of January and has been rainy all day.
I am so glad I fould this site!!! Great, adorable ideas.
One that i have used around my house and garden along the lines of whimsy and little hidden treasures:
my dear MIL often bought my children little figurines as sovineirs when she was away on vacation.
Cowboy boot from out west, sailboats from the shore, angels, etc. usually 3-8" tall. It is fun to hide them under shrubs and special plants. Children enjoy hunting for them and they can "lead" the eye away from the weeds that get ahead of me.
I've also recycled some playground toys that my DH rescued from his job. I have a 3ft yellow and green caterpillar (formerly one of those spring mounted ride on toys) peeking out of my butterfly bush.
Thanks for the willow tip, Katie! I will definietly be looking into that!
FGS #973
Blessings, staci
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MeadowCrone
True Blue Farmgirl
220 Posts
Bernadine
Island Park and Salem
ID
USA
220 Posts |
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 3:47:35 PM
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Hello dear MeadowCrone,
I know how you feel . . . when it's cold outside and all we have are Gardening Catalogs to daydream with, it's cold outside & we can't start gardening yet. It's enough to drive a Farm Girl crazy!
But take heart! Here is an idea to help you escape your "pity party!"
Start a gardening Journal.
Get a blank book or notebook.
Cut pretty photos out of those catalogs and magazines. Paste photos of the flowers you plan to plant in spring and how you will arrange the veggie patch.
Get creative! Draw pictures, write with colored pens, add some dried flowers, the sky is the limit!
You'll be so please and your spirits will soar!
Farm Girl # 560 |
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BeckySue
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
BeckySue
Arizona
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 3:54:46 PM
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~ ~ ~ and one more idea
to help you get started on that Garden Journal
full of ideas to do when the snow is gone:
Farm Girl # 560 |
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 6:23:44 PM
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I love the journaling and flower pictures to keep one's spirit up. I have several journals going, one for home, and one that I take with me when we go for a ride or camp. This journal has a blank page on the left side and lines on the right. I can tell the story of my find on the right and either get a picture, draw it or press one of it's leaves or flowers on the left in the book. It is a special journal just for me.
Just who drew all those wonderful ideas with the colorful flowers, veggies and words of wisdom? My, I love that!!
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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Book Ideas: My Garden Has a Secret/ cute gardening ideas |
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My Garden Has a Secret/ cute gardening ideas
