A wood fences is not to be overlooked when making your outdoor spaces more attractive and inviting places to spend time. Make your fence go from functional to an exciting part of your landscape with these creative ideas.
Category: In the Garden
All things pertaining to the creativity in the Garden. Design themes, garden sheds, ideas for backyard and outdoor spaces, and gardening tips.
Charming Decor a Country Garden Can’t Live Without
A comfortable, down home ambiance never goes out of style. Would you like to get the Country Garden look for your yard? These charming ideas are easy to DIY and easy on the budget.
Why every garden needs a strong focal point
An interesting focal point can make the difference between an average garden and an extraordinary one. Yet there are some ‘tricks’ to using them effectively.
Creative Garden path ideas for the wandering soul
So where are you going in your outside spaces? Over here, over there. To the garden shed, or around in back? Let one of these beautiful garden path ideas take you there!
Flower Show Off: Give Baskets and Planters a Lift
With baskets and planters at eye-level, I could get up close and personal with my friend Gail’s flowers and experience them in a whole new way. Ideas for attractive and charming displays.
An Awesome Start to a Spectacular Flower Garden
Garden Tour Series: Who wouldn’t want their flowers to pack a bigger punch? Afterall, Alaskan summers are so short. How can you make the most of the time and money you’ve spent on your perennials, annual baskets and planters? Welcome to the “Make it a Garden” Alaska Tour Series, where we visit different gardens for… Continue reading An Awesome Start to a Spectacular Flower Garden
Ablaze with color: How to have a dazzling flower garden
Garden Tour Series Color! Color! Color! Everywhere you look is brilliant, eye-catching color! Pick up some tips and tricks from this talented gardener to give your flowers a more dazzling impact. Karen Erickson and her husband Walt are friendly, easy-going folks who love the outdoors. They’re both retired, but they are busy bees. Together they… Continue reading Ablaze with color: How to have a dazzling flower garden
Clever use of Driftwood makes a Happy Garden
Garden Tour Series What do you see in a piece of driftwood? To the average eye, this might be like looking at ink spots, or cloud formations. But to Walt Erickson, it seemed quite human. Adding driftwood that had the right shape and length for arms and legs, Walt’s “Woody and Wilma” fish every summer… Continue reading Clever use of Driftwood makes a Happy Garden
My first interesting experience with Strawbale gardening
I’m not an expert gardener. The reason I’m writing this post is to share the benefit of my first-hand experience with strawbale gardening. I’m not here to sell you on anything or get you to buy a product. Nope. This is just a straight forward, first-timers attempt at growing veggies using this method of gardening.… Continue reading My first interesting experience with Strawbale gardening
Family transforms backyard greenhouse with drip irrigation
When Aaron Rudd decided to build a greenhouse to grow some veggies, it was only an experiment, “just to see if I would like it”, he said. Two years later, and it’s a virtual salsa explosion. Cucumbers. Tomatoes. Every pepper under the sun. In the process, he took the leap to automated systems rigging up… Continue reading Family transforms backyard greenhouse with drip irrigation