The Signs of Progress
Last Fall we started work on the sign post garden. There was an old spruce tree here that was slowly dying off. All the branches were cut off and the trunk was left. A birdhouse was added to the top … Continued
Last Fall we started work on the sign post garden. There was an old spruce tree here that was slowly dying off. All the branches were cut off and the trunk was left. A birdhouse was added to the top … Continued
What do you do with those old teapots that might drip too much when you pour the tea or have a crack in them? Don’t you dare throw them away. Create your own teapot totem. You just need a … Continued
The Old Toolbox Planter One of my sayings is “If it can hold dirt, you can plant in it.” and I’m always looking for different things to plant in. During a clean out of the basement tool bench I came … Continued
… and now it’s a bottle tree bean support! One of the lilac bushes didn’t survive the winter and even though I talked nicely to it, trimmed off some broken bits it still didn’t give off any buds. So … Continued
The tipsy pots have been in the garden for a few years and the tippy buckets made their appearance last year. Recently I’ve been planting them up with various trailing annuals for another year.
The new pvc pipe twirler was added to the garden awhile ago. If you want to make one you can find the directions in this post. The old one was painted yellow and the new one was painted a light … Continued
Wait, don’t throw that old hose away. Turn it into a hosepipe wreath. Every garden deserves some garden whimsy. I made my first hosepipe wreath several years ago and over the years it has had some additions. This year it … Continued
It paid to do some cleaning and moving of the garden workbench as I found all sorts of things that I thought had got lost, been tossed aside or just forgotten about. In the process of moving the workbench back … Continued
Every garden deserves some garden whimsy and yesterday we added another piece to the back garden. I’ve always wanted some sort of sign post in the garden and last year when we had to remove an almost dead tree from … Continued
Earth Day should be every day, so why not reuse, recycle and re-invent new ways to pot up your plants this year. It’s time to think outside the pot. Years ago I acquired an old metal washing machine tub. It … Continued