EASY TO MAKE CONCRETE BOWLS AND PLANTERS... - Dave's …
网页2011年6月25日 · Check out liquid cement colors near the concrete section of your local hardware store. A 10 oz. bottle will color quite a bit of concrete. If you want to maintain color consistency in your projects, consider making up large bottles of colored water for your project, and be sure to keep a lid on the container of mixed water.
Building Raised Planters for Succulents, Cacti and Other Exotics
网页2013年5月16日 · Brick or stackable concrete blocks are also great to use, but brick needs reinforcement and footings that are way too much work (and/or money) for me. I have brick planters out front that came with the house and the brick is easily knocked down by aggressive root systems; aging concrete can give way on its own.
Plants That Do Well in Parking Strips - Dave's Garden
网页2013年8月5日 · Select those native plants that are heat and drought tolerant even if you live in a cooler climate because the intensity of the heat reflected from the concrete of sidewalks and roadways is high. Plus, if you do live in a colder climate with lots of snow, it would be wise to additionally consider the effects or road and sidewalk salting on the ...
Anybody use broken concrete for raised garden bed? - Dave's …
网页2009年7月22日 · Quote. venice62 Indianapolis, IN (Zone 5b) Aug 09, 2009. There are some sites on the Internet about how to build a wall with used sidewalk. You have to make a footing, put concrete between the pieces, reinforce the wall, put in some type of drainage, don't disturb the existing soil, and compact the rest.
Splish, Splash: Tips for Planting Around the Pool - Dave's Garden
网页2013年6月13日 · Many pool decks have a concrete or “cool deck” surface around them. These materials are usually light colored and therefore are prime sunlight bouncers. Couple that with the enormous amount of light being reflected off of the pool’s water surface and you’ve got a ton of rays. Splashing of chemically-treated water.
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Using Swales in Your Landscape - Dave's Garden
网页2024年2月13日 · These are used when there is the possibility of contamination or when the seasonal groundwater is higher than two feet from the bottom of the swale. For example, a drainage ditch lined with concrete is a lined swale. The water drains directly into the main drainage ditch at the base of the swale.
Plant a Container Garden for Butterflies - Dave's Garden
网页Group like colors together if possible, using white flowers like alyssum or nicotiana as an accent plant. Tall, upright flowers such as zinnia and marigolds look best at the back of a container or in the center, with trailing plants such as "Wave" petunias and alyssum arranged around the outside or near the front of the container.
Beginner Gardening:Concrete Geese - Dave's Garden
网页2002年6月17日 · naturegal Wapakoneta, OH (Zone 5b) Jun 15, 2002. I do NOT have any concrete goose in my yard. But a lot of people around here do. Yes and they dress them too. My sister, who lives in GA., couldn't believe it when she first saw them. She said "And you even dress them and put them on your front porches. Wait until I tell my friends at home."
Trash to Treasure ~ Making a Planter from a Milk Crate - Dave's …
网页2008年7月11日 · Recently, I wrote an article on a Many Holed Coleus Cutting Planter. Just before the article was published, I wrote to the gal that was the inspiration for the planter and she said she was thinking about trying out a milk crate, rather than drilling holes in an existing planter.