In the Garden Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/category/in-the-garden/ Creating imaginative & inviting places Sun, 19 Feb 2023 03:56:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://makeitagarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-miag-watering-can-32x32.png In the Garden Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/category/in-the-garden/ 32 32 Creative ideas that bring wood fences to life https://makeitagarden.com/creative-ideas-that-bring-wood-fences-to-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creative-ideas-that-bring-wood-fences-to-life https://makeitagarden.com/creative-ideas-that-bring-wood-fences-to-life/#respond Sun, 13 Mar 2022 03:07:19 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7555 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.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/creative-ideas-that-bring-wood-fences-to-life/feed/ 0 7555 Charming Decor a Country Garden Can’t Live Without https://makeitagarden.com/charming-decor-a-country-garden-cant-live-without/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charming-decor-a-country-garden-cant-live-without https://makeitagarden.com/charming-decor-a-country-garden-cant-live-without/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:29:59 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7535 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.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/charming-decor-a-country-garden-cant-live-without/feed/ 1 7535 Why every garden needs a strong focal point https://makeitagarden.com/why-every-garden-needs-a-strong-focal-point/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-every-garden-needs-a-strong-focal-point https://makeitagarden.com/why-every-garden-needs-a-strong-focal-point/#respond Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:08:18 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7434 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.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/why-every-garden-needs-a-strong-focal-point/feed/ 0 7434 Creative Garden path ideas for the wandering soul https://makeitagarden.com/going-places-garden-path-ideas-for-the-wandering-soul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=going-places-garden-path-ideas-for-the-wandering-soul https://makeitagarden.com/going-places-garden-path-ideas-for-the-wandering-soul/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2021 21:13:10 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6940 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!

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/going-places-garden-path-ideas-for-the-wandering-soul/feed/ 1 6940 Flower Show Off: Give Baskets and Planters a Lift https://makeitagarden.com/flower-show-off-give-baskets-and-planters-a-lift/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flower-show-off-give-baskets-and-planters-a-lift https://makeitagarden.com/flower-show-off-give-baskets-and-planters-a-lift/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2021 01:01:24 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7022 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.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/flower-show-off-give-baskets-and-planters-a-lift/feed/ 2 7022 An Awesome Start to a Spectacular Flower Garden https://makeitagarden.com/an-awesome-start-to-a-spectacular-flower-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-awesome-start-to-a-spectacular-flower-garden https://makeitagarden.com/an-awesome-start-to-a-spectacular-flower-garden/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:49:40 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6700 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

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/an-awesome-start-to-a-spectacular-flower-garden/feed/ 2 6700 Ablaze with color: How to have a dazzling flower garden https://makeitagarden.com/ablaze-with-color-how-to-have-a-dazzling-flower-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ablaze-with-color-how-to-have-a-dazzling-flower-garden https://makeitagarden.com/ablaze-with-color-how-to-have-a-dazzling-flower-garden/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:24:00 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6587 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

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/ablaze-with-color-how-to-have-a-dazzling-flower-garden/feed/ 2 6587 Clever use of Driftwood makes a Happy Garden https://makeitagarden.com/clever-use-of-driftwood-makes-a-happy-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clever-use-of-driftwood-makes-a-happy-garden https://makeitagarden.com/clever-use-of-driftwood-makes-a-happy-garden/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:53:00 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6399 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

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/clever-use-of-driftwood-makes-a-happy-garden/feed/ 4 6399 My first interesting experience with Strawbale gardening https://makeitagarden.com/my-first-interesting-experience-with-strawbale-gardening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-first-interesting-experience-with-strawbale-gardening https://makeitagarden.com/my-first-interesting-experience-with-strawbale-gardening/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2020 07:10:00 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6072 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

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/my-first-interesting-experience-with-strawbale-gardening/feed/ 2 6072 Family transforms backyard greenhouse with drip irrigation https://makeitagarden.com/family-transforms-backyard-greenhouse-with-drip-irrigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=family-transforms-backyard-greenhouse-with-drip-irrigation https://makeitagarden.com/family-transforms-backyard-greenhouse-with-drip-irrigation/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2020 03:11:00 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6236 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

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