Easy Concrete Halloween Garden Statue Tutorial so you can display your ghoulish pumpkins and Halloween decor. I created this concrete t-shirts in March right before a snow storm and freeze. I put them in the back of my yard all summer in the heat and humidity to make sure they would stand up before I wrote […]
Dip your wicker basket in hypertufa concrete for the garden
Dip your wicker basket in hypertufa concrete for the garden. Why? Well if you are like me I like how potted plants looks in baskets sitting in the garden and even on the deck. But there is a problem with this- the baskets rot after a season and then you throw it away. I have […]
Gardening tip: Using a mailbox for your garden tools
Gardening tip: using a mailbox for your garden tools has been a practice of mine even before I knew what Pinterest was. It all started out of necessity because I had no shed or place to put garden tools. At the time about 9 years ago I decided to use a mailbox the neighbor was throwing […]
Build a garden arbor for $20
Build a garden arbor for $20. Hubby helped me build this one afternoon in September 2013 and it has stood as the entrance to my back yard garden oasis ever since. I made it the dimension for two reasons- 1) a fence picket was 6′ and 2) the black metal fence panel (gate) I found in […]
Create a Chevron Inspired Concrete Garden Bench
Create a Chevron inspired concrete garden bench. I love garden benches and I wanted a concrete one but did not want to pay $60. Plus I wanted something unique so I decided to create one with concrete. A concrete garden bench will last for years and it will be something that you can say “I made […]
