~ Green Envy - Only the Pretty Kind

~ Green Envy - Only the Pretty Kind

* DECORATING THE HOME * GARDENING

By the date on the calendar, it will be Fall soon enough. But here it is still in the nineties and only a few flowers make it through so many days of this heat. Even the zinnias are coming to the end of the their summer season. Each year I love zinnias more and more.

And this is one of my all time favorites. Green Envy!

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~ How To Create a Faux Cement Paint Finish ~ Urn & Succulents Gardening

~ How To Create a Faux Cement Paint Finish ~ Urn & Succulents Gardening

* DIY - TUTORIALS - MAKEOVERS * GARDENING

Readers' Favorites : How to Create a Faux Cement Paint Finish

using an inexpensive plastic urn.

Update: May 2015
The urn was painted 3 years ago. For a while it sat on a cover stoop/porch area
so it was out of the direct elements of sun, wind, etc. It has also so outside with my other pots for a months now. It looks exactly like it did when it was first done. The only changes have been keeping the plants to a nice size. Even succulents can get quite large. The aloe grew a lot and was cut back and some put in the ground or in other pots. The other succulents have been
clipped as need, but all did very well. It is now about time to replant the whole thing, but it lasted
for a few years with very little attention. The urn itself is doing a bit more aging with the rain and humidity, but the paint has held up very nicely.
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After going without rain for some time and spending so much time watering to keep all the pretties alive, we had a few days of non-stop rain. Another downpour early this morning, before the plants could dry out even a little from the last few days. Mother Nature teaches us patience or why it's good to buy plants where there is a one year guarantee.

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~ Decorating with Succulents & Silver and How To Create a Succulent Dish Garden

~ Decorating with Succulents & Silver and How To Create a Succulent Dish Garden

* DIY - TUTORIALS - MAKEOVERS * GARDENING

It's a great time of the year to bring in a little touch of the garden. After cold weather or too much rain (or too little) in some parts of the country, wouldn't a little touch of living green add some warmth?!

You can grow succulents in any number of containers, and silver is a

really pretty choice. Complemented with white, the silver

adds a bit of reflective light and show offs the rich green.

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