How-To: Cook Fava Beans
Diane Gilleland shows us how to prep and cook fava beans in this adorable video blog entry.
Gardening
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for hacking nature from plant grafting to building gardening tools and sprinklers.
How-To: Tornado Tomato Cage
The “Tormato!” is a clever and attractive tomato trellis with a spiraling support that supports the weight of the fruiting plant. The main upright support doubles as a portal for delivering water/nutrients right into the root system.
How-To: Compact Raised-Bed Garden
Instructables user Alexdlp made this jaw-droppingly beautiful raised-bed hexagonal garden to save space and provide optimal growing conditions for growing fruits and veggies.
Garden Pot Sculpture
Our own operations manager, Rob Bullington, was excited to share his sister Laura’s latest garden creation. Laura Lee refined this planter idea she saw in the magazine Birds & Blooms. The article describing “Tipsy Pots” was a little too vague and didn’t address some issues she had regarding irrigation, because the clay pots tended to […]
Ceramic seed grenade
At almost $15 US apiece, plus shipping from the UK, you won’t catch me smashing too many of these seed-laden ceramic pineapples in the near future. Give me a half-dozen at that price, packed in hay inside a roughly-stenciled wooden crate (“HAND GRENADE, FLOWER SEED, 6CT, NOT FOR EXPORT”), and we’ll talk. Still, pretty appealing concept–you got the flower power, the military cool factor, and the visceral appeal of smashing a ceramic pot all rolled into one.
Solitary Dream Homes (for Bees)
Want to help bees in your area? Sarah Peebles writes in: Create you own “bee house” for wild, solitary-nesting bees. Solitary Dream Homes showcases local bee houses, sculptures and other structures which re-imagine the “mason bee box” as a compelling, inventive and functional nesting space for all local species of wild, tunnel-nesting (solitary) bees, however […]
How-To: Fabric Windsock-Style Garden Lantern
Jan of Daisy Janie shares how to create a windsock-style lantern for your garden using fabric, and embroidery hoop and a few other basic supplies. I love how the soft glow of the light combined with the pattern of the fabric creates a beautiful garden accessory to enjoy on summer nights.
