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How to build a Blackberry Trellis: a simple way to grow thornless blackberries
A simple trellis that supports trailing blackberry canes Wood, wire, and eyelet screws are all you need to build a simple blackberry trellis. This is an inexpensive way to grow thornless blackberries...
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How to make a Sea Glass Succulent Terrarium
Create a stunning succulent planter using sea glass and a mason jar Layer sea glass, drainage materials, and compost in a jar to create a pretty sea glass succulent terrarium. You can see all the...
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Ideas for Growing Veg & Flowers in Vintage Sink Planters
From farmhouse kitchen to shabby chic gardens Vintage sink planters don’t only look great, they’re also great for growing vegetables, flowers, and even creating mini-ponds. This piece includes tips on...
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Creative Kitchen Garden Ideas for every Month of the Year
DIY food-growing projects for January through December 12 DIY kitchen garden ideas geared to give you a creative gardening activity for every month of the year. Whether you’re reading this in January...
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Budget Gardening Idea: Create Wood Chip Garden Paths
A solution for keeping weeds down between garden beds Permanent garden paths reduce weeding and mowing time — they can also be easy, quick, and inexpensive to make. Here’s instructions on how to make...
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Building Raised Garden Beds: sizes, the best wood, & tips on filling them
Grow your own vegetables even on challenging ground Tips on building raised garden beds including guidance on the best sizes, types of wood, and what to fill them with to grow vegetables. Includes a...
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How to build a Small Pond for the Garden
Garden ponds for attracting beneficial wildlife Tips on how to build a small pond to attract frogs and other wildlife into the garden. Includes information on placement, size, materials, and...
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Two ways to make Newspaper Plant Pots: the quick way and the origami method
Two ways that you can make newspaper plant pots. One method gives you round pots in less than 30-seconds and the other is a square origami-style pot. Use either for starting seeds, or growing small...
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How to Grow English Lavender + Ideas for using the flowers
How to grow English lavender, tips on cultivars, growing conditions, harvesting, and creative lavender ideas. Includes a video showing how to harvest lavender. With most plants and flowers there’s...
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The Easiest Way to make Compost
There are many ways to make compost but this is the easiest way. All you need is a bin, a mixture of brown and green waste, and a little bit of time. The easiest way to make compost is by keeping it...
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20 Winter Vegetable Garden Projects for January and February
These twenty winter vegetable garden tasks will keep you busy in the colder months and prepare the garden for the year ahead We’re deep into winter, but that doesn’t mean that we have to stay inside,...
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DIY Raspberry Cane Garden Edging
Use pruned raspberry canes to create attractive woven garden edging. This easy project is great for the vegetable garden or for decorative borders. Every gardener who grows raspberries goes through the...
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How to build a Pallet Planter
How to convert a single wood pallet into a deep container for growing food. Includes instructions and a video showing how to build a pallet planter and grow in it. When it comes to container gardening,...
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How to build a Blackberry Trellis: a simple way to grow thornless blackberries
Wood, wire, and eyelet screws are all you need to build a simple blackberry trellis. This is an inexpensive way to grow thornless blackberries in the vegetable garden. There’s a video showing how I...
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Easy tips for Layering bulbs to make a Bulb Lasagne
For a long-lasting display of spring blooms, layer bulbs in large pots and containers to create a bulb lasagne. This is a great fall gardening project and will set your garden or patio up for spring...
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How to Create an English Cottage Garden
Tips for how to create an English cottage garden, including classic plants and flowers, planting methods, and money-saving advice. Any growing space, large or small, can be transformed into the cottage...
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Quick and Easy DIY Raspberry Trellis
How to create an easy raspberry trellis for autumn-fruiting raspberries, and tips for alternative designs depending on planting style and raspberry type. When I took on a new plot at the allotment...
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Transform an Old Tin into a Recycled Succulent Planter
Transform an oil tin into an attractive recycled succulent planter. An inexpensive and creative gardening project for succulent lovers. There’s a lot of trash that can be converted into planters, and...
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Grow an Outdoor Herb Garden in this DIY Herb Spiral
Grow more herbs in less space in a DIY Herb Spiral. This innovative outdoor herb garden allows you to grow more herbs in less space using an attractive spiral design. Instructional video included. One...
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Making and Using a DIY Bokashi Bin
Make a simple DIY bokashi bin using recycled buckets and an inoculated starter. The bokashi composting method allows you to compost cooked food including meat, dairy, fish, and bones. Though many of us...
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