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Designing Gardens on a Teeny-Tiny Scale

January 25, 2010

Here is a miniature garden I created in a small enamel pan. I have made several of these and they always turn out charming. This one has a tiny patio I created out of cement powder and little stones. It looks difficult, but it is amazingly easy. I found a kit from Two Green Thumbs [...]

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Recycle AND Create a Window Farm

December 23, 2009

Two NYC artists, Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray created a vertical window garden out of recycled water bottles. All the plants are grown hydroponically and it demonstrates how to get the most from a small city space. Check it out…

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Bring Your Own Towels…An Outdoor Shower

August 17, 2009

Check out this stunning outdoor shower! It belongs to my twitter friend Robin. (Robin blogs about gardening and chickens on her BumbleBee Blog and at Gardening Examiner.) Isn’t it awesome? I have always wanted an outdoor shower and Robin did a great job with hers. For more information, here is her post all about it. [...]

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Defy Gravity With A Flower Tower

July 28, 2009

My friend Helen discovered this fun little garden project and it worked perfectly in her garden. It is a tower of clay pots that seem to defy gravity. The trick? A long piece of rebar hammered into the ground. (Rebar rods are those steel reinforcing rods used in construction. You can find them in the [...]

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Miniature Terrariums

July 22, 2009

Remember my post on the tabletop “air plant” terrarium a few weeks ago? Well, check out these miniature terrariums created by Amy Whitman, a horticulturist at Gardener’s Supply Company. She writes about these terrariums on the company’s gardening blog. (You didn’t know that one of the major gardening catalogs had a blog? Oh yes! Many [...]

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Unusual & Creative Do It Yourself Garden Projects

July 8, 2009

I’ve stumbled upon a few fun DIY projects on the internet this week…Check these out! HERE is a post on how to build your own chicken coop with items from the IKEA store. (From UrbanChickens.net) And if you were thinking about building a tomato tower (who wouldn’t, you ask?) there are instructions on how to [...]

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An Air Plant Terrarium

June 29, 2009

I always have something growing on our kitchen table. (Not mold, silly! Plants! Ha ha) Here is my latest centerpiece creation: One old glass container from my friend Michelle. (FREE) A few smooth stone rocks (FREE) Two air plants – unknown tillandsia species (About $7 total) Maintenance (Almost none! See link below) The result? PRICELESS! [...]

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The Building of a Potato Condo

June 25, 2009

Have you tried your hand at growing potatoes in a “condo” yet? I first heard the term “potato condo” from Shibaguyz when they posted about it last year on their blog. Usually, called a “potato box” or a “build-as-you-grow” box, I think the Shibaguyz description of a condo is much more appropriate. This is bio-intensive [...]

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It’s All For The Birds

June 17, 2009

    Wild birds love to make nests out of bits of fabric, wool, twigs, etc. Have you ever discovered a nest full of colorful bits of cloth or ribbon? It is always an exciting find, especially for children. It is as if the mother bird was decorating her handmade home for her new babies. One [...]

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An Inexpensive Balcony Garden

May 7, 2009

Another innovative garden display at the LA Garden Show this past week was a Balcony Garden by Paul Borden Landscape Design. It was a very compact edible garden made from old shipping crates and nifty “nail bins” that can be found at home centers like Home Depot. I thought it was very well done. The [...]

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