How I made a path of DIY leaf stepping stones from rhubarb leaves and concrete, and gave my garden a makeover.
Hummingbird Feeder Ant Moat
Are ants eating your hummingbird food? Make this easy hummingbird feeder ant moat to keep ants away!
Field Trip: Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm
The Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm is one of those places that I’ve seen on Instagram, and have been meaning to visit for years. It’s only an hour south of my house, so I don’t really have a good excuse for not going for so long, except procrastination. There’s a limited window of tulip blooms, and […]
Vertical Garden Update
As you might remember, back in early spring I built myself a vertical garden on the side of my garage. When I first unveiled it, the plants were pretty small and unimpressive. But over the last couple of months, they’ve really taken off, and I love it! To jog your memory, here’s the side of […]
Starting My DIY Vertical Garden
When it warmed up outside and the plants began poking their heads above the ground and growing leaves again, I started thinking about fixing up our yard. Last year we didn’t do much other than put in some raised vegetable gardens and try to keep the grass mowed, so it needs a lot of work. […]
Vertical Gardens DIY Inspiration
Now that spring is really here in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve been thinking about the vertical garden project I want to attempt in our back yard. I’ve assembled lots of inspiration and ideas for how to make it happen, and I think I have a pretty good plan in mind. Don’t hold me to this, […]
DIY Desert Terrarium
For a while now I’ve had a little desert plant that hasn’t seemed to be doing well in my windows. I’ve tried watering it less, I’ve tried watering it more, I’ve tried different locations, and nothing has worked. It’s the kind of yellowish floppy one in the back right of the photos, and since I […]
DIY Painted Plant Pots
This week I’m still plant crazy! But my plants need pretty homes, so I gave some plain terracotta pots an easy makeover. Here’s how I did it…
Vertical Garden Update
This weekend I finally hung up the succulent vertical garden I made out of a shadow box (tutorial here). Here’s what it looked like right after I finished planting it about 3 weeks ago: And here’s what it looks like now, hung on a fence in my yard: Seeing these two photos next to one […]