Pinterest: More recycled doors as garden gates
Here is another example of hoe to use recycled materials in your garden, These recycled doors make an interesting and cut entry into the garden while keeping varmints and critters Continue Reading
Pinterest: Great Design Plant: Paperbark Maple from Houzz.com
I love maple trees and this article from Houzz.com on using Paperbark Maple helped me to remember why. I only wish maples grew better here in Southern California. They need Continue Reading
Pinterest: Lovely wall-attached garden trellis with project instructions
I have been thinking more and more about vines and rambling roses lately, and a trellis like this could certainly be part of my plans. This pin from Sunset Magazine Continue Reading
Pinterest: Excellent cottage garden path
I would love to be able to build such a lush garden here in Los Angeles, but it seems the dry weather, and the number of mature trees I have, Continue Reading
Pinterest: Combine pallet wood, old table and a whole bunch of succulents into this living table
Step by step instructions on how they changed an old table in to a lovely tabletop succulent garden. It is always great to see unique re-use/recycle projects that create something Continue Reading
Pinterest: A Organ Pipe Cactus Wall
Wow, what an elegant wall for a desert garden. This looks to be Organ Pipe Cactus (Lemaireocereus marinates) and a little research shows that it has often been used for natural Continue Reading
Pinterest: Quite an elegant — and green — outdoor dining table
How about a living table for your outdoor dining, complete with a rivulet down the middle? This striking table caught my eye as I scrolled through my Pinterest feed the Continue Reading
Video: What Douglas Dug…Show 006 – Gates, structures, walls and more!
Our sixth episode of What Douglas Dug…, our regular review show of neat gardening items I have found in my Internet travels. In this episode, Gates, structures, walls and more! Can’t see Continue Reading
Elsewhere: Terra Cotta Garden Bed Borders
You may have seen my past posts and videos about using wine bottles for garden borders. Here is another take on borders using terra cotta drainage tiles, set on end, Continue Reading
Elsewhere: Growing plant teepee
A lovely and unique element in your garden. There isn’t a lot of information on this beyond the photo, but I found it so striking that I wanted to pass Continue Reading