Month: July 2014

Field Trip: Potting Bench From A Dresser! (and other ideas gathered in Lancaster County, PA)

Potting Bench from a dresser

My husband and I just took a rambling road trip through the backroads of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. Stopping along the way at roadside stands and small shops, we happened upon some wonderful ideas for the garden. Let me share them with you! One of my favorite ideas gathered on this trip was the potting

Garden Arbors & Gates ~ Make An Entrance!

Make An Entrance

Garden arbors and gates are a sure-fire way to give your garden a sense of space and enclosure. The going in and out creates a room-like feel for gardens large and small. You can achieve that “Secret Garden” ambiance by establishing gateways into your garden. Store-bought or handmade, framing pathways adds another dimension to your

DIY Bird Baths ~ Bring Birds To Your Garden!

DIY Birdbaths

      Nothing brings birds to your garden quite like a water source. Birdbaths are essential for birds to keep themselves groomed and hydrated, but they can be expensive to purchase! Believe it or not, you probably have the makings of a birdbath in your shed, garage or basement right now! Even if you

Salvaged ! The 32 Shutter Challenge ~ repurposing shutters in the garden

Shutter Challenge

I had pretty much given up hope on pulling ivy in part of our back garden and resigned myself to just making it look halfway decent with garden accents. Then, last year a neighbor gave me ten shutters and I made two raised garden beds from them. It really worked, a way to garden even

Salvaged ~ Build A Fence From Shutters!

Shutter Challenge

  What do you do with thirty-two salvaged shutters? Well, one of the projects I did with fourteen of them was building a fence/screen to define a new garden area in our yard. The shutters were salvaged from a friend’s home that had just been painted. They decided to go for a more modern look

Build A Raised Bed Garden ~ Our Fairfield Home & Garden

Raised Bed Garden

  Ever since I made two raised garden beds out of my neighbor’s cast-off shutters, I have wanted more! But, unfortunately, materials to repurpose were just not coming my way. Then I saw a wonderful raised bed by Aristata Land Works posted on Pinterest and was inspired. For only $68 worth of materials I could have

Salvaged ~ Build A Potting Bench From Shutters!

    When you are given thirty-two old wooden shutters there’s a lot of projects to make! Here’s what I made from just four of them – a potting bench. Right next to the garden and attached to the garden shed, this potting bench is in the perfect location. If you can use a saw

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