So you have little space, little time, little money and you still want to garden. Or maybe you would like to add a great looking focal point to your existing garden or landscape to grow something unique. Even better, maybe you know of someone who still likes to garden but can’t get out or handle as much of the physical [ Read More ]
Tools You’ll Need : Compound miter saw or circular saw Drill/driver with a 3⁄8-inch spade bit and 3⁄32×3-inch bit Speed Square Clamps Adjustable wrench 4-foot level Garden spade 120-grit sandpaper Materials You’ll Need : strips of scrap lumber or cardboard to make a template and spacers. ¼-inch-thick scrap lumber or shims. 5⁄4×6 decking by Kebony for the seat and stringers [ Read More ]
Prepare the area by plotting out the path and clearing away any grass. Fill in the path with paver base at a depth of about 4 inches. After that apply a layer of leveling sand to a depth of about 1 inch. then tamp the leveling sand into place. Begin laying out your paver stones, double-checking distances as you go [ Read More ]
If you want to make the gate taller, you can certainly do so. To offer some level of protection against animals that are taller. How to : First, determine how tall you wish to make your removable gate(s). For this project, I built a gate that was 4-foot wide by 1-foot high. You may need a taller gate depending on [ Read More ]
The heyday of classic board games like Ker-Plunk and Jenga may be long gone, but you can re-create that heady feeling of pulling out a piece and waiting to see if everything comes crashing down. You can do it in a yard-size version that’s sure to become the raucous centerpiece of any summer gathering. All you need is : ½-inch [ Read More ]
I like this feeder because it works great. The birds fly up to the window and you can see them eat up close. I have been standing by the window before and the hummingbird still came right up to the feeder on the other side of the window. Through the glass, he was less than 2 feet away. It’s easy [ Read More ]
Major living fence applications in the United States have utilized Osage orange trees (Maclura pomifera), also called hedge apple or horse apple. For an incredibly tough, enduring windbreak that’s a major player in a local ecology, probably nothing surpasses Osage orange. It was planted extensively in the central and eastern areas of the country in the 1800s (before the invention [ Read More ]
How To Do: Lay rhubarb leaf down with its vein side facing up. Follow package direction for mixing concrete. Use a trowel or gloved hands to put concrete mix on leaf. Keep concrete about ½” from the edge of the leaf. Make sure your concrete is at least 1″ thick Cut some wire about 2″ smaller than your leaf. Place [ Read More ]
I think this would be such a fun thing to have in my yard. It could either be used as a checkerboard, a chess board or to play a ton of games with my kids. Their imaginations would come alive with different ways to use this. Materials : 2×4 framing lumber wooden stakes screws string concrete concrete color soil double [ Read More ]
A dry-laid stone walk requires a bit of planning and some muscle to build. But the results are stunning and well worth the effort. How to install stone walkway: Step 1 : Lay out the path. Step 2 : Fill the bed with gravel and sand. Step 3 : Make a trial layout. Step 4 : Cut and place the [ Read More ]
