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An Idea on what to do with a Shell Collection.

A birdbath and a glass table top  from Pier One make a perfect side table .

The Secret Window

Wood Epox by Abatron for wood Stair Stringers.

Wood Epox Repair,Extend,Replace or fill wood and other materials.

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New brick path by coop.

Before

After

Lowes garden swing/bed transformed

Before and after Brick Patio

 

The Raised Vegetable Garden April 21 and June 15, 2010

Raised Vegetable Garden

Here is how I build my raised vegetable garden. The idea came to me when I realized that there was some wasted space in front of the tomatoes. The area is too difficult to be planted because of the root system of the Chinese Elmtree. So, pots and raised beds are the solution.
The space I had was just under 10 feet x 27 inches. For tools I only needed my chop saw and cordless drill. I bought 8 2x6x8 foot redwood planks and 2 2x2x8 foot for the corner support. This would give me 16.5 inches for the planter’s depth. The described measurements of lumber is a little less than the actual size. Lumber measurements are always based on the original dimensions of the rough board.
I like redwood but construction lumber would be OK, too. Cedar is a good choice but I couldn’t find it at the Home Depot. Pine is not good as it will rot quickly.
I predrilled and used #10x2-½” exterior wood screws. I also stapled a double layer of window screening material under the finished project to keep roots out and still get good drainage. This idea will be an experiment as I have not found any reverence to this.Some people use hardware cloth or other wire screening to keep gophers out but it would never work for the fine roots of the elm.
I left the support corner posts a little longer so I can secure netting across the planter when the little birds want to feast on new seedlings.
I stained the wood and filled the planter with peat moss, pumice and Dr. Earth’s all organic planting mix as well as their starter fertilizer. The latter was probably the most expensive part as I kept adding more and more bags of soil. I also made a little add-on planter to the existing one, just couldn’t leave it be. As of yesterday new plants have found their home. This was a fun project and very easy.

The Garden Shed Extension

Looking out from the garden shed.

🔻The shed before it's "renovation"

🔻Upper landing extended

The roof of the shed has become a small patio.

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BONDO, my latest fixing solution to just about everything. Here is an example. I had 6 iron chairs that were partially rusted out . I used BONDO to fill the missing iron, sanded in between applications and spray painted them. Now they are like new.
BONDO, damit reparier ich alles. Hier zum Beispiel . Ich hatte 6 Eisenstuehle die zum Teil ausgerostet waren. Mit BONDO konnte ich das Eisen ersetzen. Zwischdurch abschmiergeln und neue Spritzfarbe. Jetzt sind sie wie neu.