Here’s what you’ll need to make this vase yourself

  Pringles container Leak Seal rubber coating Rocks 3M Super Spray Adhesive Grout Sponges Paint Brushes Water Paper towels Mod Podge For the first couple of steps, I suggest you work either outside or in a workshop where you feel comfortable spraying the sealant and glue adhesive. Step 1: Spray the rubber seal coating inside […]
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Primula (Primrose)

  I always thought primroses were difficult to grow, but I’ve found them to be super easy as long as you provide shade and moist soil. There are 425 species of primula. They come in every color of the rainbow and range in size from little 3-inch dwarfs to 4-foot giants. The photo at right […]
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Press Flowers, Herbs and Ferns

  Place fresh plant material between two sheets of paper, and then place something heavy over the paper — a few big gardening books, perhaps. Choose relatively flat plant material, such as leaves and ferns, as well as flowers that aren’t too bulky — pansies, for example. Once they’re pressed flat, you can use them […]
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Alchemilla (Lady’s mantle)

  When water falls on this plant’s pleated leaves, it beads up into dazzling little jewels. The flowers, which appear in early June, are yellow-green and make a fabulous filler for bouquets of almost any color. A very long-lived and trouble-free plant. The standard-size plant is Alchemilla mollis. For small spaces, look for Alchemilla erythropoda, […]
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Digitalis (Foxglove)

  Most foxgloves are biennials, which means they spend their first year growing foliage, their second year flowering and then they die. This may sound troublesome, but the plants usually reseed and sort things out so you wind up having flowers every year. I find Digitalis grandiflora the easiest and most reliable of the bunch.
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Around the Bend

  Pretty plants supply a boundary for a walkway. A relaxing garden bench under a sheltered pergola supplies a scenic resting spot. Plant a dramatic tree to give height to a bed planted mostly with flowers. A Japanese maple, for instance, offers both color and seasonal foliage. Annuals, such as lavender and fuchsia petunias, fill […]
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