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by tkhooper on April 17, 2006 07:24 AM
Here is a picture of one of our cement container gardens out in front of the bus station. I'm really pleased with it so far.

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by Bestofour on April 17, 2006 09:57 AM
what's planted?

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by tkhooper on April 17, 2006 10:40 AM
Larkspur, Cleome, desert honeysuckle, petunias, cardinal climbing vine, marigolds. I expect I probably over filled it. I always do lol.

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by penny in ontario on April 18, 2006 11:01 PM
thats great Tammy, have you thoight of approaching other places to see if they would be interested in your services? The reason i ask is there is a local woman whoi does this as a profession, she looks after all the planters in our town and decoartes them seasonally, you love to garden and plant, so who knows?

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by tkhooper on April 18, 2006 11:06 PM
I think I would need way more experience than I do before I started something like that. It would be a great way to suplement my income that's for sure.

But I still don't know enough about plants to be able to do that. Last year I put canna in the container. I hadn't realized just how big or how much they multiple in one year lol.

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by penny in ontario on April 18, 2006 11:22 PM
she had zero experience and they pay her for it, now she does all the hanging baskets, pots, containers, and gets a pretty penny for it, all she did was approach a business down towm about doing there flower box on the front of their store for a small fee and it went from there, she started out with nothing and a few basic plants and now does well. Are there any places like that you could approach, although the bus stop is a good start, keep adding to it and hopefully the right person will see it, dont worry about the experience part.

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by tkhooper on April 19, 2006 06:43 AM
that's really cool.

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by weezie13 on April 19, 2006 10:09 AM
Are those ciggie~butt's in there too!!!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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by penny in ontario on April 19, 2006 08:25 PM
i thought so too, but i think they are little sticks for the plants [Big Grin]

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by weezie13 on April 19, 2006 11:10 PM
Ohhhhhhh jeepers, you may be right!! [thumb] [Wink] [Big Grin] [Embarrassed]

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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by tkhooper on April 19, 2006 11:21 PM
lol there are frequently both in there. Every morning I go out and take out any decorations added by bus station customers. The saddest thing about that is there is a trash can tied to the second container. At most an arms reach away.

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by weezie13 on April 20, 2006 12:11 AM
How is your sign writing/painting skills Tammy???
You need to get something like pine pieces' or some balsam wood,
*I dunno [dunno] , I'm not a sign maker*
but some wood, and cute little quips like,
"Don't put your butt in my PANSY's" or
"Please don't PULL THE DAISY's" or
*I've worked hard to grow*
~you know what that's like~
something..I dunno???
*Maybe Cindy the sign maker there could give you some ideas
[thinker] [critic] [lala]
But just maybe, I did say MAYBE, it might deterr them *or at least one person* from distorying your garden stuff...

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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by Bestofour on April 20, 2006 06:58 AM
TK, you should think about the planting thing. I know a lady who started by planting small pansy beds in a few neighbors yards. Now she has so many people calling she can't get it done. She plants and maintains the beds.

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by penny in ontario on April 21, 2006 09:44 PM
see, another who thinks you should do it, it would be great for you and you love this type of thing, put up posters and signs, and see where it goes from there, that is if you want to do it, good luck

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