Suddenly I wish I had a magnetic fridge! I can easily imagine this with succulents instead of air plants. Ooh! Imagine it attached to your front door (if yours, like mine, is metal)! I can see it now.
DIY miracle grow
Put Epsom salts and sugar into each hole with your plant. It makes them grow larger, leafier and greener
Raised Garden Bed from cinder blocks
This worked so well for me last year! The cardboard underneath is kept all the weeds out too… This year I am expanding it!
Container Garden
This two-tiered container garden holds a selection of basic herbs. Trailers and fillers ― chives, rosemary, and thyme ― tumble over the edges of the bottom pot (about 24 inches wide). Dwarf purple and sweet basil grow in the top pot (about 16 inches wide) with thyme filling in around the edges.
Attracting Butterflies & Hummingbirds
A garden is just not complete without birds, butterflies, and ladybugs…right? I’m sure you already know the wonderful flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. But, there are several other things you can do that will bring them in fast!
Butterflies LOVE oranges and bananas! Keep cut oranges and bananas. They come in droves! If you are worried about ants just put a small puddle of water below the fruit—and the ants will drown before reaching it.
Summer lights
– perfect for an evening in a city garden or even a country porch, gazebo or deck. Summer is a time for being outdoors and enjoying the evening.
Early Spring and Fall
Turn everyday items into gear that will help you make your garden grow better. Cut the bottom off a gallon milk jug and when a cold snap is in the forecast, place the jug over your plant, to keep warm in early Spring and Fall.
Grow a Healthy Vegetable Garden
The benefits of vegetable gardening go way beyond cutting food costs. This 576-square-foot plot produces veggies all summer for a family of four, with plenty left over to share. Tidy raised beds and gravel paths make it easy to care for.
Ladder as means of adding layers of height
– another perfect idea for our back yard garden oasis that I would like to do this Summer…
Love the corner Pergola!
Take advantage of a barren rooftop to create an outdoor space filled with raised garden beds, vegetable containers, and comfortable seating areas ready to entertain friends and family.
