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Work Smart 101

2/5/2015

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Always endeavour to find an interesting alternative.

Dee Cherrie Ashman
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Love/Hate Relationship with Rocks
            We are envied our rocks here at Rural Rootz but they can be a frustrating challenge when it comes time for spring cleanup.

            When we had 18 propagating beds, we covered them with shade cloth during the summer. In the winter the cloth was stored in the Pottle. One year as the autumn leaves were beginning to drop, I suggested to Tom that we should use the shade cloth to act as a barrier preventing the leaves from lodging in the rocks of the dry river bed.

            This process worked so well and was such a time saver, back saver and did not take much time to install in the fall. It meant we no longer dreaded picking the leaves out of the rocks come spring . . .  there were none!
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This works well on small ponds!
We drain our ponds and line them with shade cloth
to stop the leaves from collecting in the catch basins.
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Linda Schneider
4/5/2015 09:26:52 am

I just viewed all your fantastic information on Herbs along with your wonderful recipes. I will definitely try some of these. I grow herbs in patio pots and each year add a new one to my list. I did not know some of the health benefits these herbs were used for nor some of the ways to use them in cooking. Again Dee, thank you. Regards, Linda

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dee link
4/5/2015 09:49:36 am

Hi Linda,

I am so glad the postings about herbs are helpful. I do have some more to post in the up coming weeks. All of the herbs are so easy to grow and if you start introducing them slowly, your family will take readily to the changes.

If you have a flower garden you can even grow them in among the flowers. They will fit right in!

Hope well and have well ... Dee at Rural Rootz

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