DIY Water Bottle Wasp Trap
Wasps can be a big nuisance. Some folks can ignore them, but most people jump, dodge or even run at the sight of wasps. You could live with a can of chemical wasp spray in your hand every time you head to the yard or you could hang up some wasp traps. How about a DIY water bottle wasp trap that is quick and easy to make?
‘Veggin’ out is so in: Tips for starting your own veggie garden
Are those packs of vegetables at the nursery saying to you… “buy me, grow me”? Is the high price of red peppers at your grocery making you wish you could grow your own peppers? Are you wanting to get your younger kids outdoors to get them more involved with nature? If so, here are some tips [...]
Easy Bonsai Tips For Beginners
When you think of a bonsai plant, you see an image of a miniature tree. You might picture a plant that was grown slowly over a period of years. A plant that you think must have taken hours and hours of care. And you would probably be correct in most cases. However, there is a [...]
Recycled Bamboo Chair Trellis
This bamboo chair-trellis is definitely an economical garden project. It’s the kind of idea that we look forward to receiving from neighbors, friends and readers. It’s nice knowing that gardeners are reusing objects by restyling, redesigning, rethinking, and recycling! A couple of our friends found some old chairs on the side of the road. Cost: [...]
Raised Bed Sunflower Garden
A few weeks ago we posted a note about our Autumn Beauty Sunflowers that were blooming. As you may recall, we found three varieties of sunflower seeds on clearance for a quarter a piece. We bought one pack each of Russian Mammoth Sunflowers, Lemon Queen Sunflowers and the Autumn Beauty Sunflowers. The seeds were planted [...]
DIY Garden Stepping Stones And Pavers
This is the first of a series of posts about making your own garden stepping stones, pavers and hypertufa containers. We have dabbled in the past with using concrete mix, sand and colorants in our own homemade and recycled molds. This time, we are using molds from Mold Creations. Preparation is the key to making [...]
Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshop
Yesterday, two of the grand kids brought Trish her Mother’s Day present. It was a little wooden planter that they had made at a Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic for kids. We have seen a couple of the projects before. One of their bird feeders made it’s way over here a few weeks ago. This [...]
