If you have a small backyard or patio area, DIY alternative planter ideas are essential. Because filling your space with samey-looking pots can leave your garden looking a bit blah, so why not zhuzh ...

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Collaborative do-it-yourself web site Instructables describes a simple method for creating self-watering garden planters. All you need is a milk jug, scissors, planting foam, and soil. Okay, so some ...

In five easy steps, make an outdoor Christmas planter you’ll love for the holidays. This DIY holiday planter is a great afternoon project. When it comes to holiday decor, I like to set the scene from ...

Many people bemoan the fact that they can’t grow their own food (or even flowers) because they lack any kind of garden space, but guess what? You can actually grow more than you realize in really ...

DIY Garden Projects (Hardie Grant Books, 2016) by Mat Pember and Dillion Seitchik-Reardon is all about fun and practical projects that will transform your backyard into a functioning vegetable garden.

Getting an eye-catching table for your space can proof expensive. However, this simple planter pot DIY is an affordable way ...

Do you have an abundance of soup cans that you’re not sure what to do with? Have you ever seen those flower planters some people make out of tin cans? Or maybe you’ve seen people use them to separate ...

Nurturing a balcony or a home garden can sometimes become monotonous with the usual clay pots dominating the scene. Fret not! Look around your home for inspiration and try to repurpose everyday items ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 69th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sometimes the planters at your local hardware store just aren’t ...