Summer 2011 garden, yard and junk photos – REVEAL

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 Well, the pool is now folded up and tucked away…  (it’s really still sprawled all over the lawn trying to dry) The lawn is cut for the last time this season… (it’s really a foot long due to our rain) And it’s time to embrace fall! (yes please… I’m so tired of taking care of […]

Create this beautiful and easy wooden walkway in an afternoon!

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Here’s how to create a simple and striking wooden walkway for your garden, just in time for spring! All you need is a little scrap wood! I love creating price efficient projects in my garden that enhance the landscaping. And one of those projects happen to be garden paths. The benefits of a garden path […]

Rusty headboard trellis in vegetable garden with growing tips!

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  Rusty headboard trellis in vegetable garden with growing tips! Ever notice when you return after even a short summer vacation, that your garden looks like it’s gone crazy on you? Love it when that happens! But boy it makes you move fast to keep up! This post shares a mini before and after garden […]

Plant low cost, low upkeep perennial flower beds that forever bloom!

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Plant low cost, low upkeep perennial flower beds that forever bloom! Don’t you just adore English-style gardens? A few years back, whenever I went to my gardening brother and sis-in-law’s place, the first thing I always wanted to do was look at their English styled garden flower bed borders around the perimeter of their backyard. […]

Funky birdhouses on posts, ladders and more!

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Birdhouses on white post with clematis

Funky birdhouses  What is it about funky birdhouses? Why do we love them so and gravitate towards collecting them? Here’s a few birdhouse ideas that I’ve set up myself as well as a neighbour! Birdhouses on a ladder and post . They look great grouped together on posts, ladders,   Barn birdhouse . How about […]