The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for hacking nature from plant grafting to building gardening tools and sprinklers.
I’m always a sucker for a good duct tape craft, and I love the idea of reviving an old lawn chair with woven strips of the stuff. Instructables member Kapaow used several layers of tape in each strip to give the chair plenty of strength and keep the tape from stretching. I’m loving the idea […]
Growing edible plants on your fence, wall, or balcony is all the rage right now, and for many good reasons. The setup is attractive, the greens and/or herbs are inexpensive and yummy, and the idea is just cool! A friend recently sent me a link to this wonderful take on the wall garden; it uses […]
Garden_Pallet-Completed-430×300 How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden
Wow, just wow. TheArtOfDoingStuff has just totally blown my mind. These pure white illuminated spheres are so gorgeous, and so easy. I need like, 50 of them all around my garden. Honestly, I am in awe.
Here’s a great “turning lemons into lemonade” story from Stay.See.Make.Do. Stacie was sad to see her favorite Pyrex bowl break after many years of service. So she partially buried the remaining piece in her garden and added some animals. Eventually, the creeping sedum plants she planted nearby will surround this tiny world. How fun!
Granted, not every gardener wants snails around, but Erin at Elysian Studios tells a story of how her sons became fascinated by one these slow-moving crawlers and asked, “Can we keep him, Mom?” Erin whipped this snail habitat together, and shares a nice how-to so you can do the same with your kids.
Vanessa from V and Co. shares some cute ideas for using jute to decorate flower pots as part of Skip to My Lou’s Craft Camp. I particularly like the jute polka dots.
