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Rain Barrels

9 years ago

Here are a couple of pictures of the rain barrels that my husband and son installed for me and a walkway and arch that they made for me for Mother's Day.

Darlene

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dcarpenter
Original Author
9 years ago
LOL. Well that didn't go as planned. I'm not sure how to do more than one picture at a time, so for now, I will just do several posts.

Darlene
PKponder TX Z7B
9 years ago
Such a beautiful garden! What is that tall plant with the lotus-like leaves?
dcarpenter
Original Author
9 years ago
That is rootbeer plant. Want me to bring some for you to the Ft. Worth swap?

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