Linda {Calling it Home} 3/23/12 Linda {Calling it Home} 3/23/12

Friday's...in The Garden...Time to Transplant & Fertilize

Hello and welcome back...I't Friday, so I'm in the garden.

This week I decided to focus on my lawn. I went to Home Depot, where I was lucky enough to stumble upon the representative form Scotts (the lawn product co.). I overheard him giving instructions to a seemingly confused older gentleman. When they were done, I asked him for the Cliff Notes....long story short, it is super confusing. I'll try to break it down. Do this now

This is a crabgrass preventative and needs to go down on DRY grass and NO RAIN FOR 48hrs. In 6-8 weeks (and this is where he was losing me), the weed killer needs to go down on WET GRASS. OK, wet grass is considered after morning dew, easy enough. The 6-8 week range is determined by how the weeds are growing at your house. You need to have weeds present, to kill them???? Yeah, I'll let you know when I do mine.

Onto more fun things....now is the perfect time to transplant any bushes, or perennials that you want in another location. If it is something that is about to bloom, I would wait until just after that bloom. This is an Endless Summer hydrangea "The Original".

This is what it looks like when it is blooming

Not my yard

Mine is located too close to another one, and I want to move it. When I dug up the root-ball, I found this

An offshoot of a new plant. I am going to separate the two before I transplant them. Using a sharp knife, this is a drywall knife

cut down the middle of the two

...and you will have a new plant

I transplanted the larger plant here, behind the roses, in-between the evergreens.

I'll walk around my yard and find a spot for the other little one. On another note, Buster came home and is doing well.

Thank you, everyone, it was so nice to read all your good wishes. We do love our pets!

Linda {Calling it Home} 3/13/12 Linda {Calling it Home} 3/13/12

Beach Centerpieces

What can I say...I love a simple centerpiece. In fact, the hydrangea centerpiece post that I did, is currently my most popular. Since the weather has been so fantastic, and I'm always dreaming of the day I live at the beach.....I thought I would do beach inspired centerpieces

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I'm so sorry the kids have outgrown their sandbox. I could use a few cups of it now. Is this something you would try?

On another note....my Craigslist frustrations continues. That contender table is in Pennsylvania! I'ts called "over-posting" and I should have flagged that listing.

Linda {Calling it Home} 3/6/12 Linda {Calling it Home} 3/6/12

DIY - Lamp with Rope or Whatever!

I just ran across this picture and thought.....how easy this would be to make!

Or, this one

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You could fill a pair of these

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It reminds me of the one from Sam Allen

It has me thinking...how about you?

Linda {Calling it Home} 2/12/12 Linda {Calling it Home} 2/12/12

Hydrangea Centerpieces

I love hydrangeas and have inspirational garden pictures with them here, and here. I have also done a few posts on centerpieces...here and here. I have not done a post on hydrangea centerpieces...until now.