Spring Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/tag/spring/ Creating imaginative & inviting places Sat, 27 Jan 2024 21:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://makeitagarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-miag-watering-can-32x32.png Spring Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/tag/spring/ 32 32 How to Fancy Up Wooden Birdhouses for Spring decor https://makeitagarden.com/how-to-fancy-up-wooden-birdhouses-for-spring-decor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-fancy-up-wooden-birdhouses-for-spring-decor https://makeitagarden.com/how-to-fancy-up-wooden-birdhouses-for-spring-decor/#respond Sun, 27 Feb 2022 02:37:43 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7494 Nothing says "Spring" like a birdhouse. Here are all the ideas and suggestions you need to decorate a plain wooden birdhouse with flair. For yourself or a special occasio

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/how-to-fancy-up-wooden-birdhouses-for-spring-decor/feed/ 0 7494 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 DIY Garden decor with a big dose of Plattertude. https://makeitagarden.com/diy-garden-decor-with-a-big-dose-of-plattertude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-garden-decor-with-a-big-dose-of-plattertude https://makeitagarden.com/diy-garden-decor-with-a-big-dose-of-plattertude/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2021 22:01:00 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6965 You’ve seen ’em at the thrift store. Big, heavy glass or ceramic serving platters. They’re pretty, but what would do with one? I’m glad you asked. Here are three fun ideas for DIY garden decor with plenty of “platter-tude” Every garden needs a sense of the whimscal. Something a bit out of the ordinary that… Continue reading DIY Garden decor with a big dose of Plattertude.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/diy-garden-decor-with-a-big-dose-of-plattertude/feed/ 5 6965 Re-purpose a glass platter into a jazzy side table https://makeitagarden.com/re-purpose-a-glass-platter-into-a-jazzy-side-table/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=re-purpose-a-glass-platter-into-a-jazzy-side-table https://makeitagarden.com/re-purpose-a-glass-platter-into-a-jazzy-side-table/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:31:42 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=6247 Who uses them anymore? Visit any thrift store, and you’ll likely find a stack of heavy, glass serving platters. Younger generations don’t typically entertain this way, so Mom or grandma’s decorative glass platters end up at the 2nd hand store. But they don’t have to stay there! I recently discovered the perfect way to re-purpose… Continue reading Re-purpose a glass platter into a jazzy side table

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/re-purpose-a-glass-platter-into-a-jazzy-side-table/feed/ 2 6247 Why did my perennial die? https://makeitagarden.com/why-did-my-perennial-die/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-did-my-perennial-die https://makeitagarden.com/why-did-my-perennial-die/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 21:38:37 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=5856 Why Does a Perennial Die? Perennials re-emerging after a long dark winter bring a sense of joy to the gardener. Spring-flowering varieties give us our first bright colors of the season. Which is why it’s so disappointing when you discover that one or more just didn’t make it. Such is the learning curve with perennials.… Continue reading Why did my perennial die?

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/why-did-my-perennial-die/feed/ 0 5856 Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden https://makeitagarden.com/plastic-dishes-make-cheerful-flowers-for-the-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plastic-dishes-make-cheerful-flowers-for-the-garden https://makeitagarden.com/plastic-dishes-make-cheerful-flowers-for-the-garden/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:43:42 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=5723 Light-weight alternatives to using glass Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden. They are just as colorful and whimsical as their heavy, glass and ceramic counterparts. If you’ve wanted to make your own dish flowers, but found that working with glass dishes is a bit more than you really want to get into, then… Continue reading Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/plastic-dishes-make-cheerful-flowers-for-the-garden/feed/ 6 5723 The Art of the Flea Market Garden https://makeitagarden.com/the-art-of-the-flea-market-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-art-of-the-flea-market-garden https://makeitagarden.com/the-art-of-the-flea-market-garden/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2020 06:47:00 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=4694 Flea Market Garden: Garden Design Series There’s a peculiar fascination with the Flea Market garden. It’s continued popularity has stumped a lot of those ‘experts’ in garden design and decor. The next-door neighbor peeks over the fence with raised eyebrows. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, as the saying goes. Yet, there is definite… Continue reading The Art of the Flea Market Garden

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/the-art-of-the-flea-market-garden/feed/ 5 4694 Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Spring https://makeitagarden.com/meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-spring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-spring https://makeitagarden.com/meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-spring/#comments Sat, 25 May 2019 04:02:29 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=1971 Come see what’s in bloom around my place Nothing is more welcomed than Alaska’s wildflowers in the Spring. The season got off to a great start by showing up a little early. Here I am raking leaves in March and my mood is nothing short of ecstatic. (SEE short story “When Spring Comes Early”) Then,… Continue reading Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Spring

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