Monthly Archives: June 2018

Potting Bench – Second Door Added

Started the day getting out the planer and testing it on the painted 2×2 redwood to see how it looked.  It will take awhile to plane each piece, sand off the painted edges, and stain so that will get finished … Continue reading

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Potting Bench – Roof

The roof is on the potting bench.  The overall roof length is 12 ft. (2x4x12) with a 2 ft. overhand on either side.  The bench is about 8′ long.  We used 6 galvanized 8′ roofing panels.

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Outdoor Lighting in the Garden

The garden has become a fairy land with LED edison lights.  The electricians finished their work, and the lights are on sensor to go on at sunset and off at sunrise.  I learned that adding vaseline to each light bulbs … Continue reading

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Hollyhocks!

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Potting Bench

After building all the garden beds, there was one spot left in the garden that seemed prefect to build a utilitarian potting bench.  I wanted to use up recycled salvage supplies stored in the garage – french doors, deck boards, … Continue reading

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