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Gardening With Children Kids love to plant and dig in the garden. Do your children enjoy the outdoors with you?

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Old 04-03-2003, 04:27 AM
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Doorstep Garden

A Doorstep Garden

Turn an old boot into a stylish planter.

Materials
• Old boot
• Pebbles or aquarium gravel
• Potting soil or loam
• Small bunch of annual flowers


Step 1:
Remove the lace from the boot or loosen it enough to allow the tongue to be pulled forward.

Step 2:
Fill the bottom of the boot with a layer of pebbles or aqaurium gravel to provide drainage.

Step 3:
Pack in a 2-inch layer of potting soil or loam.

Step 4:
Fit in the root base of annual flowers (pansies, marigolds, or impatiens work well).

Step 5:
Gently pack more soil around and on top of the roots.





Tips:
Remember to water the flowers regularly because, unlike those that are planted in the ground, these blooms cannot draw moisture from the surrounding soil.
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Old 03-18-2004, 07:05 PM
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Very neat...thank you for sharing!
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In the mode of grandparenting and spoiling my nephew thought I'd bump this one too!
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I like the idea...might try it next year...
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Old 08-08-2007, 02:14 PM
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Hmm, good idea for a spring activity at Playgroup. And Spring starts for me in Sept!
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