Projects

5 Uses for Pumpkin

by Jenny Peterson on November 3, 2011

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I know Halloween is over, but Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so we’re still not done with pumpkins yet! Aside from decorating with them and carving them, what can you do? As it turns out, plenty! I’m amazed that, although I consider myself a big DIYer and cook/baker, I’ve never done most of these. [...]

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Fall Container Planting Round-Up

by Jenny Peterson on October 18, 2011

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After 10 years designing landscapes for my clients, part of which includes container planting, I’d like to think I’ve come up with a few pretty good ideas. But I’m not alone–I happen to have a ton of talented friends who have some awesome ideas of their own! If you’re looking for some inspiration for your [...]

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Bottle Garden

by Jenny Peterson on September 23, 2011

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Stumble Upon is an awesome tool! While stumbling, I came across this bottle garden from Design Sponge: Is this not cool? I looked over the directions–it does seem a bit fussy (cutting & sanding bottles, cutting screens) , but I’m guessing the initial work offsets how easy it is to grow these plants hydroponically. If [...]

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Strawberry Fields Project: Update

by Jenny Peterson on July 22, 2011

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A few months ago, I decided to take Corona Tools and Stark Bros up on a challenge–see if I can grow strawberries in a small space! You all know that I garden on a balcony, so I decided to plant the 3 free Tribute strawberries that Stark Bros sent in one of my hayrack planters. [...]

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Edging & Mulch: Think Outside the Bag

by Jenny Peterson on June 14, 2011

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Got a bit of a creative streak, you say? Like to add some unexpected touches to your garden? I gotcha covered here. On a recent visit to Lucinda Hutson’s exuberant central Austin garden, I noticed a small bed in the back that was edged with clear bottles. Not steel edging, not rock, but glass bottles. [...]

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Hanging Gutter Garden

by Jenny Peterson on June 3, 2011

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Don’t you love it when you see an awesome project or garden idea that’s so simple it’s brilliant? Look at this garden in a gutter–it’s been on various sites, but done by Jayme Jenkins from aHa! Home and Garden and then highlighted on the uber-cool  Apartment Therapy site. This project is perfect for someone who [...]

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Living Wall: Planting Up When You Can’t Plant Out

by Jenny Peterson on June 2, 2011

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We finished the living wall at my new favorite clients’ house! This project was an absolute blast to create! We started with a 10′ x 6′ area of blank fence, which was a privacy issue with the neighbors. It’s also a very narrow area, only about 4′ between the fence and the pool decking, so [...]

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Strawberry Fields Project

by Jenny Peterson on May 23, 2011

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Last month when I was at the Garden2Blog at P. Allen’s Smith’s place in Little Rock, AR, one of the event sponsors was Corona Tools, and they invited bloggers at the event to participate in their new project. The “Strawberry Fields for Everyone” project was created as a contest to show gardeners that however small [...]

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2 Easter Flower Centerpieces

by Jenny Peterson on April 21, 2011

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So, if you’re less like Martha and more like me, most of your holiday decorating is done at the last minute and as something as an afterthought. But you still want it to look great, right? And you don’t want to spend $50 on it? Try this one: Who doesn’t love Peeps, lemon drops and [...]

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Paper Flowers

by Jenny Peterson on April 7, 2011

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I love flowers. And I love reading. So what better project than flowers made from book pages? Check this out: There are all sorts of instructionals for this type of project online–when I first saw one a couple of weeks ago, I knew I’d try it myself. But, me being who I am, I had [...]

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