Garden Projects

Learn how to add a beautiful fountain to your garden.

Dry massive hydrangea flowers to enjoy all year with this easy technique.

Petal-packed peonies are fragrant cut flowers. But did you know you can also dry them? Learn now.

Make a wreath that celebrates spring using pussy willows. Follow our easy step-by-step instructions.

You don’t have to wait for time to age your garden ornaments. You can apply your own aging finish.

Concrete ornaments are easy to make yourself. Plus they are inexpensive. It’s time to get creative!

Canning jars with a glaze of colorful paint make beautiful garden lighting.

Use chicken wire and beads to make a luminous lantern to light dining areas or garden paths.

Topiary, the art of pruning plants into decorative shapes, is centuries old. You can snip and clip your own!

Transform a tin can into a sparkling lantern with a hammer and bottle opener.

Ivy makes an ideal topiary. Use fast-growing 'Shamrock' ivy for quick results.

Take a tour of a whimsical backyard that uses found objects (fueled by imagination) as garden ornaments.

Create a beautiful yard with easy projects: Build a coldframe, test your soil, prune your trees, and more.

Try these cool ideas for your next garden party: herb-scented invitations, petal-strewn walkways, and flower ice cu...

You don’t need a lot of room to grow your own food. Small-space ideas include raised beds and mini chicken coops.

Create custom garden stepping-stones with this easy-to-do project. They make great gifts too!

Collect rainwater in a make-it-yourself rain barrel. It’s a great way to collect water -- and economical, too!

The sound of moving water is so relaxing. Get inspired with 10 easy ideas for fountains and ponds.

Make a no-dig water garden for your patio. It's easy, inexpensive, and portable.

You can create a potting bench on the cheap by turning a wooden pallet into a place to pot your plants.

A willow arbor is a natural addition to any garden. Learn how to build one yourself with our easy steps.

Fresh cut flowers improve your quality of life. See the best perennial picks for a cutting garden.

Use our materials list and DIY instructions to build a large high-style topiary with fast-growing ivy.

Create a mini landscape with small-scale plants and rocks. See 4 dwarf landscapes.

Vertical plantings are a hot trend. Pack this hang-on-the-wall picture frame with succulents.

Do you want fairies to inhabit your garden? Create a fairy landscape in a wheelbarrow.

Make these stakes cut out of copper, modeled after antique weather vanes!

Create florist-style arrangements with these clever flower-arranging ideas.

Clipping a fresh bouquet is a great way to start the day. See 27 bouquet ideas.

Preserve annual flowers the easy way. Press them to enjoy their color and flower form all year.

The secret to drying flowers? Use your microwave or let them dry naturally.

Add a fun touch to your yard with a whimsical tall planter.

Fragrant and delicious, a rosemary topiary is easy to plant and snip into shape.

A wreath made with tough, drought-tolerant sedums and succulents can dress up a gate or door.

A basket on a pole, this clever planter looks like a topiary but is actually two plants.

A fresh take on a place marker! Sow grass seed into a small iron urn and top with a name marker.

Hypertufa looks like ancient stone, but you can actually make it yourself. Here's how!

Take molds from your kitchen pantry and fill with concrete to make planters. Fun, creative, and easy!

Build a custom window box planter for your home and paint it to match your trim.

Add a frill of flowers at your deck’s edge with a planter-topped railing.

Think small. You can make an adorable mini garden in minutes. See our secrets.

Cover flowerpots which shards of broken ceramic pieces to make custom mosaic planters.

Transform an unused birdhouse into a creative container garden.

Plant an urn with colorful annuals, then fashion a wire arch for ivy to climb for an instant custom planter!

Get in touch with your inner artist and transform simple terra-cotta pots into containers with fun bold stripes.

More lightweight than real stone, hypertufa is a great stone look-alike that you can make yourself.

Turn a simple container into a vintage-looking urn with paint. Simply follow these easy instructions.

Build a footed planter for patios and decks. Easy instructions let you build and plant!

Make a finial-topped formal planter with curtain rods and a classic terra-cotta pot.

Build a classic-style window box and pack it full of blooms. So beautiful!

With outdoor crafts paint and easy instructions, you can turn inexpensive pots and statues into something amazing.

This faux topiary is cleverly comprised of two parts—learn how to make it with easy assembly instructions!

With your imagination (and a few tools), you can turn recycled materials into creative containers.

Here's a new take on planting kale for fall: Try it as a living wreath!