I noticed that my video from a few weeks ago on using wine bottles as waterers in your gardening containers was getting quite a view views, so I took a moment to hunt down where they were coming from. It seems that the Bourgogne-Live web site in Burgundy, France had embedded the video in one [...]
I came across this lovely “garden closet” on Pinterest the other day. It is certainly worth keeping this around for ideas when you are building your own garden shed. Source: familyhandyman.com via Douglas on Pinterest
Here is an excellent idea I discovered on Pinterest for creating easy privacy barriers for your home, restaurant or other business. I would also suggest you mount these galvanize containers on some sort of caster system so you can easily move them around when needed. Once planted they would be quite heavy and you might [...]
A quick video from Diane Mumm shows off the Cherokee Purple tomato. Looks interesting. See more gardening videos on Diane’s YouTube Channel – Diane’s Into Gardening- Grow Something Green
I am going to keep my eyes open for the appropriately sized branches in my garden to make some of these for myself and my friends. I think I can fit some branches through my mini band saw or I could use the new electric chainsaw I receive from Troy-Bilt (review coming soon) to create [...]
Here is a nice video on making your own potting soil from Susy Morris and the ChiotsRun gardening blog. Can’t see the video above? Watch it on YouTube.
It can be great fun to share to your garden with others, either by giving cuttings from your favorite plants or by saving seeds and passing them on to friends and family. These printable seed packs from an article in Country Living, can make this sharing even easier and nicer looking. You could probably use [...]
Detailed build instructions for this potting bench over at Censational Girl… Source: centsationalgirl.com via Douglas on Pinterest
I came across this on Pinterest today and it really struck me. There are many ways you could execute this, depending on your space and supplies. Sure to make an impact in your garden. Source: bhg.com via Amy on Pinterest
Here is a lovely example of garden tool storage I found on Pinterest.com. Were I so well organized in my own life. (HA!) Still, we can all learn from such examples. We don’t have to do everything in the example, but sometimes just doing one small part is enough. Examples are supposed to be used [...]
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