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Moniquenac
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 12:41 pm EST : |   
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A simple living wreath made with a purchased grapevine wreath with chicks and hens, a nest, three eggs and two dragonflies.
Moniquenac
- Ontario,
Zone "?"
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Loretta
 Supporting Member
| | Posted on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 04:35 pm EST : |
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Very pretty! What did you do to provide for the hens and chicks?
Loretta
- NJ,
Zone "6"
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Marvie
| | Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 11:08 am EST : |
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Oh that is so pretty! I was wondering the same thing about the Hens and Chicks. Wonderful idea, very creative!
Marvie
- Virginia,
Zone "8"
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Moniquenac
| | Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 06:00 pm EST : |
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I simply dug the hens and chicks out of my garden with some soil attached (it stuck to the roots), then I placed the plants in-between the spaces of the grapevine wreath. Once I had that done I added wet sphagnum moss around the soil and plants to hold them in place. The moss works really well at holding everything together. If you have larger hens and chicks you can put a small string or wire to hold it in place then hide the wire with more moss. I have been making these for my front door (full, hot sun) for a few years now and they always live. I either leave it to the rain to take care of or simply spray it with a spray bottle. They are rock garden so they require very little water.
I wired the nest and eggs and dragonflies on after all the plants were in place
Moniquenac
- Ontario,
Zone "?"
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Malgorzata
Supporting Member
My Garden
| | Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 06:56 am EST : |
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Very pretty Monique!
Malgorzata
- Fukuoka-Kyushu,
Zone "8/9"
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