A DIY Bird Bath
By Larry Hodgson Birds love to bathe, but you don’t have to fork out money for a commercial bird bathContinue Reading
Category: Garden project
How to Start a Garden – 10 Steps to Gardening for Beginners
A guest blog by Heather Bristol Having your own garden can be something exciting, especially when everything you plant startsContinue Reading
Garden Hangouts and Hideaways for Kids
Pry the kids away from their screens and create a special outdoor space just for them! Everyone needs a spaceContinue Reading
Cage Your Climbing Roses
Climbing roses are much less work if you cage them. This is Rosa ‘Graham Thomas’. Photo: agardenforthehouse.com Traditionally, climbing rosesContinue Reading
Seed Tape: What Is It and How to Make Your Own?
Seed tape is an easy and practical way of preparing long, straight rows in the garden. Photo:National Garden Bureau ManyContinue Reading
A Moveable Feast: Growing Your Veggies in a Wheelbarrow
You can readily fit a small vegetable bed into a wheelbarrow. Photo: garden.com It sounds like a crazy idea atContinue Reading
Laidback Gardener Blog Wins International Award… Indirectly!
I’ve just received word that the French-language version of this blog, jardinierparesseux.com, (yes, you may not know this, but I write thisContinue Reading
Is Treated Wood Safe in the Vegetable Garden?
There is a long-standing controversy in the field of organic gardening: can pressure-treated wood be used as part of an organic vegetableContinue Reading
Turn a Flowerpot into a Twine Dispenser
Here’s an easy garden project that takes only minutes to put together. Place a ball of garden twine inside an upside-downContinue Reading