A Pill Bug Trap Made from a Potato
Pill bugs, or rollie polies, can eat crop plants in a vegetable or fruit garden. Learn how to make a trap out of a potato to stop them from eating your tender p...
gardening
Self-Watering Planter
Make a self-watering planter or wicking-bucket to keep your plants healthy and well-watered. Perfect for a patio garden or any yard. I learned how to make a ...
Principles of Garden Design
Use the principles of design to make your garden look beautiful and well-designed. Create proportion, emphasis, balance, movement, rhythm, and unity in your lan...
Create a Fairy Garden in a Flower Pot
Create your own personal fairy garden in a flower-pot. Fairy gardens don’t need to be big, after all, fairies are small. You just need a flower-pot. For my...
A Fairy Garden Birthday Party
Fairy gardens are really popular right, so my daughter wanted a fairy garden party for her birthday this year. The guests each made their own personal fairy gar...
DIY Rain Barrel
A rain barrel is wonderful for saving rainwater to water plants later. It’s also an easy DIY home project. All of the rain we’ve gotten this year has bee...
The Irrigation Timer
An irrigation timer is a must-have for my garden so I can set it and forget about watering the plants myself. The timer gives them just the right amount of wate...
A Drip System is an Easy Way to Save Time and Water
A drip system is the most convenient and efficient way to water plants and care for a garden. A drip system is also very easy to install. I love drip system...
How to Choose and Lay Sod
The final part of putting in our lawn is installing the sod. Most of the work now is preparing for the ground for the sod. If you haven't already, take a lo...