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Deuce Cities Henhouse

Surviving the Hellstrip

Hey Guys, hop aboard the crazy garden train today with me! I've been thinking a lot about my "hellstrip" lately (aka boulevard garden) (aka the garden between the sidewalk and the street). The weather is still springish 'round these parts. I'm guessing I'll have limited days before the sun starts heating things up and gardening won't seem fun anymore. I need to get started on this boulevard garden READ MORE
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in gardening, Inspiration, Outdoor

Tulips for the 1st Time

This is my first spring with Tulips in my yard! I planted 3 different types of Tulips this fall, 20 Peach Blossoms, 10 Spring Greens, and 10 Foxtrots. I was getting a little sad that none of them had made it through the winter, but then slowly I began to spot them. I haven't done an exact count but I would say about 30 of the bulbs have popped up! I was happy with those results but am sad that READ MORE
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in gardening

Flowers & Mulch

For Mother's Day I received flowers for my window boxes, and mulch. I love this! It's become a tradition and nothing could make this girl any happier. Over the years I've tried out a few different combos for my front window boxes, the first year I planted reds, whites, and lime greens. The second year I planted pinks, purples, greens and oranges, and then last year I tried an minimalist approach READ MORE
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in gardening
Okay guys, let's just stop calling this Deuce Cities Henhouse and start calling it Deuce Cities Gardening4Lyfe blog, cause that's what your in for in the coming posts. Not only that, I'm going entrance makeover crazy over here too, somebody stop me! I don't know if you've ever had front steps that were on the verge of crumbling, but we have for years. It's been a mess, and although these READ MORE
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in Around the House, gardening, Outdoor

My Favorite B&W Wallpapers

I'm sorry, I'll stop complaining about this awful weather soon, but it does kind of actually sort of have something to do with this post. I would much rather be telling you guys about my garden, or my plants, or the porch, or landscaping ideas, but alas there is none of that to talk about until the spring actually gets here. For the most part I'm kind of over doing inside projects for the READ MORE
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in Decor