The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for hacking nature from plant grafting to building gardening tools and sprinklers.
It’s raised bed garden season here in Brooklyn, and I’m digging this raised bed garden made from a recycled door that Erika (who also designed this popular picture frame family tree) shared on Poppytalk. It’s the perfect project for an early spring weekend! Head on over to the site to see the complete tutorial. [Via […]
Ready to bring some leafy goodness into your life? Create your very own hanging garden with this hanging planter tutorial from Summer at More Design Please (original post no longer exists)! Now, maybe it’s just me, but there’s something about early spring weather that always makes my fingers itch for a macrame project. But, even […]
The first time I saw a kokedama string garden was right here, on Craftzine. Being a bonsai and ikebana enthusiast, I was captivated by yet another amazingly beautiful Japanese gardening method. I’ve hung my kokedama outdoors, where it sways a bit in the breeze, and I couldn’t love it more. The steps are simple, with […]
Kiwi programmer and farmer John Hart of Lifeboat Farm has been experimenting with using his RepRap to produce mechanical pest control devices so he can leave off the chemical pesticides. Shown above, fused-filament butterfly decoys, spotted with a marker and mounted on stalks of plastic filament in the garden: The stalks are quite flexible so […]
The Violet Hours featured a really lovely vintage book planter that would be really fun to create for your home. More: Growing Sprouts in Comic Books
I love succulents—as long as you pick a hearty plant that’s right for your climate, you don’t need a bright green thumb to keep ’em alive! If you’re a fan of succulents too, check out these mini shell succulent planters from Megan at In Words and Pictures. I’d definitely like to scatter a bunch of […]
There’s only one thing that’s more adorable than a teeny tiny terrarium: a teeny tiny terrarium that you can wear! Add a touch of springtime to your gray days with this terrarium necklace tutorial from Yuka at Ecouterre, and see how a splash of green can send those winter blues packing! [Via One Pretty Thing]
