Kids should spend as much time outdoors as possible, right? But we want them safe in our own backyards where we can keep a close eye, especially the little ones….
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10 DIY Kids Outdoor Playset Projects
I think I started my love affair with the outdoors, and the garden, when I was a kid playing outdoors until the street lights came on and my bare feet…
Zap Those Mosquitos! How to Repel Mosquitos
I happen to live in a house just one street in from a river canyon. Love the access to the canyon trails. Hate the mosquitos! In fact, they can make…
DIY Outdoor Hanging & Swing Beds for Your Porch & Garden
We love the idea of a hanging bed within the garden! We can’t think of another DIY project that would be used more. Especially as the long days of summer…
DIY Outdoor Dining Table Projects
I don’t know about you, but given the choice, I would rather eat outside in my garden. It doesn’t matter if it’s a quiet breakfast with just me and the…
DIY Outdoor Screens and Backyard Privacy Ideas
Most of us have wished for a little more outdoor privacy in our yards and gardens. Unless you live on acreage, chances are you have a neighbor just a little…
How to Build an Arbor for Your Garden
This is a great time of year to tackle some of those bigger garden projects that have been on our “want” list. A bigger project doesn’t mean that it has…
How To Build a Pergola, Perfectly!
Building a pergola in your yard is a major DIY project. But it adds value to your home, as well as to your garden enjoyment. Adding shade and structure to…
How To Make DIY Garden Stepping Stones
Stepping stones in a garden can create a path, walkway or patio, or simply point the way on a visual trail through your garden. They make a great DIY project…
Creative DIY House Number Signs & Address Plaques
Part of having a garden space is also recognizing that curb appeal adds to the value of that space… in other words, you want to show off your garden stuff…
Decorating Ideas for your Outdoor Living Space
Many times when the weather becomes sultry, the only place we want to be is in our favorite chair on the porch, sipping ice-cold lemonade! So, if we spend our…
DIY Outdoor Cabanas – Add a Little “Resort” to Your Backyard!
We’re big believers in the healing powers of the sun, the breeze, the outdoors. For some of us, a week laying at the pool at a resort in the tropics…
Trashy Looking Garbage Cans? Storage Ideas & Screen Projects
If you are anything like us, you have a love / hate relationship with your garbage cans. Yes, we all need them. But we also hate the way they look…