DO YOU HAVE PLANT DNA?

YOU HAVE PLANT GENE IN YOU IF YOU MEET ATLEAST SOME OF THE FOLLOWING:

1)GROW PLANTS IN YOUR HOUSE
2)GROW PLANTS FROM SEEDS OR CUTTINGS
3)BUY PLANTS EVEN YOU DON'T NEED THEM
4)SHOP FOR PLANTS ONCE OR MORE A WEEK
5)OUTSIDE TAKING CARE OF YOUR GREEN VEGETATION ATLEAST 3 DAYS A WEEK IN SUMMER
6)HAVE PLANTS AT YOUR WORK PLACE
7)GROW VEGETABLES OR OTHER PLANTS FOR FOOD.
8)LOOKING FOR SALES ON PLANTS OR OTHER RELATED ITEMS
9)BRING ANNUAL PLANTS INSIDE DURING WINTER MONTHS
10)TALK TO PLANTS TO GIVE THEM CARBON DIOXIDE.
11)THINK ABOUT GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING DAILY.
12)ABLE TO KEEP MOST PLANTS YOU HAVE ALIVE, YOU MY FRIEND HAVE GOOD ENERGY
13)YOU ARE THE TYPE WHO IS USUALLY CREATIVE AND MAYBE LEFT HANDED
14)GOOD WITH YOUR HANDS AND VERY CRAFTY.
15)SAVE EVERY FLOWER OR TREE SEEDLING EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE NO MORE ROOM.
16)COLLECT SEEDS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
17)SEEK OUT PLANTS OR SEEDS WHEN YOU ARE ON VACATION OR ON BUSINESS TRIP.

AGE YOUR CONCRETE WITH PAINT AND WATER

IF YOU LIKE THE CLASSIC AGED CONCRETE LOOK TO BRING ANOTHER DIMENSION TO YOUR PLANTS AND LANDSCAPE HERE IS WHAT YOU DO:

1) MIX YOUR SELECTED PAINT WITH WATER, THE LIGHTNESS/DARKNESS OF THE MIXTURE WILL DEPEND ON YOUR PREFERENCE AS FAR AS THE MIXTURE OF PAINT AND WATER RATIO. FOR THE PICTURES SHOWN I KINDA EYEBALL THE CONSISTENCY PROBABLY 3:1 OR 4:1 RATIO WATER TO PAINT.

2) MIX YOUR PAINT AND WATER THOROUGHLY SO THERE ARE NOT CLUMS. MAKE SURE YOUR CONCRETE IS CLEAN ENOUGH FOR THE MIXTURE SOLUTION TO STICK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY SPIC AND SPAN.

3) APPLY MIXTURE WITH A BRUSH OR A RAG. PAINT AGAINST THE GRAIN IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO WIPE OFF THE EXCESS. WIPE OFF EXCESS IF YOU THINK IT IS TOO DARK OR IF YOU WANT GIVE IT A MORE NATURAL LOOK. IF YOU THE MIXTURE IS TOO DARK OR PAINT LIKE CONSISTENCY ADD MORE WATER. IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF THE PROCESS, BEST THING TO DO IS TRY MIXTURE ON SMALL AREA OR SCRAP CONCRETE.

GLASS VASE INTO CLASSIC LOOK

YOU CAN TURN YOUR DULL GLASS VASE INTO AN EXPENSIVE AND APPEALING PLANT VASE . THE PICTURES SHOW BAMBOO PLANTS PLACED IN GOLDEN SHIMMERING VASE AND THE ARRANGEMENT LOOKS WARM AND WELCOMING. ALSO THE FIRE RED COLOR VASE LOOKS LIKE A BLOWN GLASS AND DEFINITELY ADDS A PUNCH TO A ROOM.

I BOUGHT THE 10 INCH VASE AT LOCAL STORE UNDER s2.00 AND PAINT (SPRAY CAN) UNDER $1.50 AND I TURNED GLASS VASE INTO VERY EYE CATCHING PLANT HOLDER.

WHEN YOU PAINT THE VASE MAKE SURE THE GLASS IS DUST OR DIRT FREE OR ANYTHING FREE THAT WILL CAUSE THE PAINT NOT TO STICK. I DIDN'T ADD ANYTHING EXTRA PRIMER OR SPECIAL BONDING SOLUTION BEFORE PAINTING IT. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING THAT MIGHT WANT TO ADD IF YOU WANTED THE PAINT TO STICK BETTER BUT FOR THIS PURPOSE JUST PAINT IS FINE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HANDLING IT ALL THE TIME. PICTURES ARE LITTE GRAINY FROM NIGHT TIME BUT I WILL GET BETTER PICTURES IN THE DAYTIME.