GROW WILD! INDIGENOUS PLANTS DEFINED ~ a plant that lives or grows naturally in a particular region without direct or indirect human intervention. When it comes to sowing wildflowers, the most common misconception is that you can wander out onto your lawn, shake one of those pretty cans of wildflower seeds into the wind, and nature… Continue reading How to Grow Wildflowers
Never Blue Forge calls this incredible creation "Whip Head Whimsy Bird" Soon all the Christmas decorations will be coming down and our thoughts will turn to winter and ultimately, spring! Here's a great spring wreath idea to work on while the winter winds howl. What a great idea for a leaky hose or worn out… Continue reading Repurposing Old Garden Tools
Breaking a container is never a happy event, but when you are a "Garden Repurposer Extraordinaire" nothing is ever lost! Broken pots are just new creative opportunities! Here a broken pot is reinvented as a succulent planter with great appeal. You do have to be careful of the sharp edges. Filing them a bit to… Continue reading Repurposing Broken Pots and More!
Raising planters off the deck allows for drainage and air to circulate, minimizing damage to the deck or risking overly saturated plants. Garden centres offer all kinds of products to help get your containers off the ground. You can buy clay pot feet or round dollies on wheels to set your containers on. These are… Continue reading Using Your Marbles. Repurposing Projects for the Garden.
Pallet Project #1 - One of the best uses for old pallets is to make a compost bin. Simply stand the pallets in a square and screw, nail or tie three sides together and then hinge the front pallet with wire, string or actual hinges so you can swing it open (or remove) when needed… Continue reading Three Projects for Repurposing Pallets in the Garden…
I bought this bowl at a sale. I loved how it looked and the price made it irresistible, but I never quite knew what to do with it. One Christmas I filled it with ornaments and pressed it to the wall. Taking it down (and putting it up) was a bit of a tricky challenge,… Continue reading Bug Hotels
Whatever and wherever you celebrate (or don't) I wish you all health, love and joy over the holidays and right through next year. Remember...we are all in this thing together! And if you exchange gifts, I hope you got plants! Lots and lots of plants. A person can never have too many plants. 😊 On… Continue reading Wishing everyone a joy-filled day!
Many garden outlets sell frames like these specifically made to hold plants...but while they're pretty, they're also pretty darn expensive! This picture frame was made using a cheaper route. It had a deep box built onto the back to hold plants. Once the plants are well rooted it can be carefully tilted into an upright… Continue reading Framed! Using Picture Frames in the Garden.
So what do you do with an old house that has lost its roof? Turn it into a walled garden of course! Ancient stone ruins in many countries have served to make gardens. This is a Canadian version, using the walls of old log cabin to serve as a walled garden. It might not last… Continue reading Repurposing an Entire House into a Walled Garden!
Stop! Before you drag that broken, bedraggled piece of furniture to the curb or worse, pay to have it hauled to the landfill, consider giving it new life in your garden! With a bit of reinforcing and some holes drilled for drainage, all kinds of furniture can be repurposed into containers. In a previous post… Continue reading Turning Old Furniture into Planters! Repurposing Containers in the Garden.
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