How to Make Decorative Garden and Row Markers
Taking the time to create decorative garden and row markers today can add fun to your garden this summer, and possibly many summers to come.Read More →
2021-03-25
Build a Garden Trellis – Love it When Practical Meets Whimsy
When you build a garden trellis, your main purpose is to create something practical that will hold up your vegetables, keep them off the groundRead More →
2021-03-23
How to Build a Seed Tray – Be Frugal and Practical!
30 years ago, my dad showed me how to build a seed tray out of scraps of lumber. These were something he was doing forRead More →
2021-03-18
How to Make a Scarecrow – Add a Smile to your Garden
Make a scarecrow? Perfect! I love the practical approach to a Shaker garden, but this year, I wanted to ‘shake’ things up with a littleRead More →
2021-03-16
How to Make your own Seed Packets
Making my own seed packets started with my fascination with Shaker gardens. The Shakers were a religious sect that produced a large part of theirRead More →
2021-03-11
Mini Compost Bins
Mini compost bins are a great solution for small gardens. Not everyone lives on acreage, but we all love to grow at least something inRead More →
2019-09-14
How to Build a Rain Barrel
Knowing how to build a rain barrel is a serious consideration for frugal gardeners. When summer is here, we don’t like the rising waterRead More →
2019-09-14
DIY Drip Irrigation System – Make Life Easy in the Garden
With a drip irrigation system, you can spend all that time you used to take watering your garden on some other project. Or, if youRead More →
2019-09-14