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[caption id="attachment_1178" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Face Clay Pot"][/caption] I call this clay pot my lucky clay pot. This is the 3rd plant that has flourished in this clay pot.  Once this plant out grows the 'face pot' I think I am going to try my luck with a Donkey's Tail Cactus. [caption id="attachment_1177" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Back of My Face Clay Pot"][/caption] I do not know the name of the plant - Do you?

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Gardening is one of my passions, but when you live in a light deprived townhouse (like I do), gardening can become challenging.  Initially, I had several tiny planters crammed into the only corner of the house that gets natural light, but then it got a bit over crowded and I had rethink my gardening strategy. I have a small patio that needed attention. It was neglected because of the racoons and cats that hang out in my neighborhood and they seem to love my back patio. But, I decided to reclaim my out door living space. I will tell you...

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[caption id="attachment_522" align="alignleft" width="193" caption="Shattered :("][/caption] Maybe I should have entitles this post how I restored a broken clay pot. Or I could have called it clay pot mod - (as in modification). Anyway, here is what happened. I came across some clay pots in a nursery in my neighborhood. They looked a bit different that the ones I normally see in the home improvement stores, so I decided to purchase 2 of them @ $1.99 each. My Plan was to paint them cobalt blue - my favorite color - embellish them and put them in my sewing room. I...

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[caption id="attachment_499" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Climbing the wall"][/caption] Several months ago, I think it might have been the beginning of summer, I started seeing some unusual looking grasshopper all over my neighborhood. I have been living in South Florida for almost 15 years, and this was my first encounter with these alien looking species. According to my neighbor, the appear every 17 years. Although I was a bit freaked out by these creatures - after all, I did not know much about them - I was also a bit fascinated. I started wondering how I could incorporate them into one of...

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Yesterday my son got up early, got on his bike, rode 1.75 miles to my favorite nursery and picked out this beauty. I placed it in a vase that my best friend had made for me in Haiti. indeed, it was a beautiful day. [caption id="attachment_202" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Mother's Day Gift"][/caption] I have been collecting succulents for the past year or so. It seems they are the only plants I can keep alive. Below, is the first of my collection. I got it in the floral department in Walmart. The day I saw it I thought, now that plant is...

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