Straw bale gardens work well for veggies, herbs, and flowers but not perennials or larger plants. Bales need to be conditions for at least 12 days with water and fertilizer before planting. Plant ...

Transforming your backyard into an inviting oasis doesn't always have to break the bank. Thanks to these cheap DIY garden path ideas, you can spruce up your outdoor space on a budget while staying ...

Learn how to build natural stone steps for a simple introduction to masonry and to add interest and structure to your garden. A 3-foot-wide set of stone steps will fit nicely with most paths and is ...

While we’d all love an outdoor space that rivaled that of Kew Gardens, creating a stunning garden can often seem like an arduous task – not to mention one that breaks the bank. But an ...

The first steps we put in by our towering Douglas firs in the back garden were made out of large fir roots from wind-blown trees and lasted more than a decade. Their replacements, consisting of a ...

Garden trellises not only look beautiful and add dimension to a garden, but they also have several functional benefits. They can help improve the health of your plants by lifting them off the ground ...

When it comes to DIY, some projects are about function, others about flair. And then there are those projects that do it all, like the perfect raised garden bed. Whether you want to get back to nature ...

Learn to build an A-frame vertical rain gutter garden system with an automatic watering setup. I designed this project in 3D using Google Sketchup. We built this A-Frame garden because our homestead ...