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These twenty winter gardening projects and 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, twiddling our green thumbs. There’s plenty to do to prepare for the vegetable gardening year ahead. Building hardscaping,…
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 garden of your dreams. Imagine you’re reading a fairy tale, and the heroine of the story happens upon a cottage in the forest surrounded…
Vintage sinks are ready-made planters that even have a built-in drain. They’re great for growing vegetables, flowers, and creating mini-ponds, and look beautiful too. This piece includes tips on where to find them and how to plant them up as vintage sink planters. A couple of years ago I noticed a beat-up old Belfast sink…
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 color. DIY video included. Though you may well have plans to plant bulbs in your flower beds and lawn,…
How to make a raised garden bed including guidance on the best sizes, types of wood, and what to fill them with to grow vegetables. Includes an instructional video There are several ways to go about creating a vegetable garden, but if you have challenging ground or mobility issues, raised garden beds are the best….
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, deeper planters are often better. They retain water better, have more space for roots to grow, and plants grow…
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 simple and using what you already have. Unfortunately, there are a lot of…