Smart Red
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Boo-ti-full! You're gonna love them steps for a long time to come!
FINALLY getting around to planting behind the house
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bobm
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pots on steps and deck might be purty, but the other side of the coin is the huge increase of daily mainainence. 
What a chore ! 
I found out the hard way ... NO more pots. 
What a chore ! I found out the hard way ... NO more pots. 
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Needs.......daylilies.
baymule
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Hmmmm........and I wonder just where she could find any?
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That looks so good! You definitely need clematis, and a daylily or two...
If you go with clematis, pick two different colors and plant them together in the same hole. They look very cool when blooming.
If you go with clematis, pick two different colors and plant them together in the same hole. They look very cool when blooming.
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canesisters
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pots on steps and deck might be purty, but the other side of the coin is the huge increase of daily mainainence.
I like watering.
bobm
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Since I got interrupted in the middle of the above post and I forgot to include ... another thing to consider is mold growth between the pots and deck wood from daily watering. Then the dry rot that eventually forms in the deck wood from being constantly under wet conditions and eventually the deck wood will have to be replaced. Expensive !pots on steps and deck might be purty, but the other side of the coin is the huge increase of daily mainainence.
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canesisters
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LOL - you REALLY don't like pots huh?
I keep the 'grills' from the front and back of box fans. When cut to just a little bigger than the water catcher under the pot, they allow any spilled/leaked water to dry quickly.
Also - did you know that the fastest way to resurface a deck is to unscrew and flip the deck boards over? You'll have a new deck in 1 afternoon and only have to replace any boards that were cut to fit around posts. (learned that this past weekend
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I keep the 'grills' from the front and back of box fans. When cut to just a little bigger than the water catcher under the pot, they allow any spilled/leaked water to dry quickly.
Also - did you know that the fastest way to resurface a deck is to unscrew and flip the deck boards over? You'll have a new deck in 1 afternoon and only have to replace any boards that were cut to fit around posts. (learned that this past weekend
Jared77
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http://www.provenwinners.com/learn/watering/waterwise
Never used this product but have seen advertisements in my email for it.
Love the steps those are fantastic! Nice thing about pots is you can change the theme or color scheme each year too.
Never used this product but have seen advertisements in my email for it.
Love the steps those are fantastic! Nice thing about pots is you can change the theme or color scheme each year too.
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canesisters
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Looks like a cool idea .... but not nearly as much fun as making rainbows with the hose ;-)
