Fence Ideas, Tips & Guides

We are pretty excited to bring you our latest build. In our backyard, we have an old ugly AC unit. It’s an eye sore like most people’s outside AC units!

Well, it's been a few years and our DIY bicycle mailbox was ready for a makeover. This time around we added a DIY walkway under it to avoid having to weed whack around it. So this tutorial is mainly explaining how we put a walkway under it.

After we refurbished our backyard swimming pool, I was trying to figure out how to hide the pool motors. We had added a Sun Shade Sail Canopy last year to protect the equipment from the Hot Galveston Island Sun.

I've seen several DIY projects for privacy fences, but I didn't want to spend a lot of money or put a ton of effort into this project. Unfortunately, I have a champagne vision with a beer budget, but we were able to complete this project for less than $30 in under two hours. Paul (the hubs), was going to be doing most of the work, and I would be the job foreman. I'm happy to report that we're still married, even after our...«lively» debate about why its unrealistic for me to expect full growth ivy winding it's way through the lattice panels, while we sit in cushy new patio chairs sipping Mojitos listening to the gentle gurgle of a three-tier water feature that he could also build that weekend? Geesh, he's such a killjoy.

Rather than the typical wagon or wheel barrow planter, why not make a fun train planter?

Do You Have a Chain-Link Fence – Hate the Look, But Love the Enclosed Protection?

If you follow my blog you will know I have two new Jack Russell terrors, and yes I mean terrors, not terriers. They are the most destructive dogs I have ever had but we love them anyway. This repurposed futon was the result of another one of their destructive moments.

With their unique, climbing habit, vines are the perfect plants for adding vertical interest with bright summer colors to the garden.Most are fast growing, and their clinging o

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make a bicycle mailbox. This DIY bicycle mailbox is a fun and easy project, but warning: only do this if you don't mind people constantly stopping to take photos at your curb!

Do Deer Eat Geraniums? If you have this question in your mind and are planning to grow these flowers, then this is the guide you need!

In this tutorial, I show you how to build a DIY batting cage with wood posts and useful tips to save you time and money.

Buckthorn is a noxious shrub/tree that destroys our woods. I needed to make a fence to hide a compost pile. I'd seen beautiful English wattle fences and decided to cut buckthorn branches to make it. First, I cut down a bunch of branches before they'd leafed out in the Spring. Then I set few treated posts into concrete and «wove» the branches back and forth like a basket. It was easy! I capped the posts with 1x12 cedar and then stained it to match the buckthorn «basket».

As you may have noticed, I’ve been on a quest to update the outdoor spaces of my home for the past few months. Beyond adding a new coat of paint, I wanted to add some decor to my fence to spruce it up a bit and add some visual interest. These DIY decorative plates are easy to make and super cheap. They will only last a season or two, but with a project this cheap and easy you’ll be happy to make a new set when needed. Follow my step-by-step tutorial below to get started today!

I've always wanted to make my own hanging chandelier for my porch and I found what I needed at the Dollar Store.

People usually associate crotons as container plants, but they can also be cultivated as tall specimens. Here are some tips on  How to Grow Big Croton like a Tree  that’ll help you to flaunt it as a tall specimen in your yard!

English ivy is popular because of its evergreen trailing vines and low-demanding nature. Here’s a detailed list of some interesting facts and amazing English Ivy Benefits that will tempt you into growing this plant!

One of the great benefits to living in a more rural area is watching wildlife. As charming as deer and elk might be, plant damage from elk is no joke. Yes, an elk needs to eat, but most gardeners would prefer it not to occur within their landscape. So, the question becomes how to keep elk from eating plants, and out of your yard. An elk fence and deer and elk resistant plants are the place to start.

I absolutely love creating PVC pipe art and this time I went with animals that like to live or play up in the trees: a monkey, koala, sloth and a squirrel.

Thinking about what to do with your old divan bed base apart- from use as firewood?

When it comes to growing rex begonias, the amount of sunlight plants get in the spot they're growing can make a big difference in how great they look. Indoor light for rex begoniaIf you're growing rex begonias indoors plants will thrive near a bright, north- or east-facing window or under artificial lights. Be sure you grow them in a pot with a drainage hole

While remodeling the interior of our house, the exterior was severely neglected. The backyard was in especially bad shape as it had been the dumping spot during demolition. Warm weather, completing inside projects, and my son's longer naps encouraged me to get cracking on the backyard! Our first summer in the house was all about clearing debris and overgrown plants, with some time dedicated to planting along one side of our fence. The second summer we focused on creating flower beds, a walking path, and more planting. As the bed and path shaped up, the fence was looking pretty shabby in comparison. I decided to stain the fence, but was worried it wouldn't turn out good. As a back up I figured a trellis with vines on the fence would be a good way to disguise any of my mistakes! Luckily the stain looked fine, but I was still determined to try a tutorial I came across from Megan Pflug's site, meganpflugdesigns.com, called Espalier Garden Redux. It is so easy and pretty budget friendly. Keep reading for my lessons learned.

If you are tired of staring at the ugly block wall next door or sick of watching your neighbors peeping in, then the best solution for this is to grow some plants. Here are some gorgeous Fast Growing shrubs to provide privacy in the greenest of ways!

This is a BIG and expensive project! We have several retaining walls on our property that need to be redone. The photo below shows just one of the walls that is falling down (we are looking at the lower wall, light green wood).

My removable ‘outdoor air conditioner screen fence thingy’ will hide those air conditioners, allow proper air flow for the condenser, and make the AC guy happy when he sees how easy it is to remove. I made these easy and lightweight lattice screens to hang on the posts. You can easily have this project done in a weekend. So let’s get started. Here’s how to hide an air conditioner unit outside…the easy way.

I love to make old items in to new things! In my city, they have bulk trash once a month so you can grab any items from the curb that's being thrown out. Well, my neighbor set this headboard out so I thought what a great way to try to make a bench for free! I didn’t want to do something too hard so I think this works and you don’t need many tools at all

If you want to screen your fence or wall in style, then you can try growing one of these Best Plants to Cover a Fence. They offer privacy while providing a beautiful outlook to the landscape.

Here are some amazing DIY Patio Garden Ideas that can make your outdoor space go from dull to super cool in no time!

I found a picture on Pinterest that I loved as a garden inspiration project. It was fun and whimsical and just the “perk up” that my yard needed. And it had birdhouses, which I love! I used to visit a group board on Pinterest called Grace and Whimsy Guest Gardening Board and it always made me happy. This

I got this idea from a school that involved their students in making a colorful rainbow rocky river. I knew it would give my own yard a beautiful burst of magical color and wanted to make my own DIY rainbow river rocks.

Homeownership comes with a unique set of challenges, and one of those is creating or maintaining a well-manicured front yard. No doubt that curb appeal makes a good impression, but not all front yards are created equal.

If your house is anything like ours at Christmastime, there is a steady stream of packages arriving during the weeks before and they are often piled up on the porch when we arrive home. Not only does this invite theft, but it can also easily spoil Christmas morning surprises when that hard to find, must-have toy of the year arrives in its original box for everyone to see! We decided to create a package drop box for weather protection, to remove the temptation for theft, and to keep all of the arriving presents hidden away. This is a simple DIY that anyone can follow the plan for and recreate. Using a circular saw, drill, and jig saw, I completed a 3-tool DIY package drop box that made our Christmas season mail delivery a success!

So while cleaning out my mom's shed I came across a fishing basket creel. It was in rough shape, falling apart but I thought I could use it for something so it ended up coming home with me. It hung in my shed and then I thought wouldn't it look cool to put some flowers in it and hang it up. So that is what I did.

I built a large cinder block planter wall several years ago and since then, cinder block benches have been on my radar.

Hi there! We have been working tirelessly on our backyard to create our outdoor oasis. There’s a lot of design planning and diy projects going on for this makeover. We have been making great strides and can’t wait to show you the progress. You can see where we started and how we built our pergola in my previous posts. Today, I want to share with you our DIY large cement planters that my husband built using plywood and cement.

If you’re going to puppy-proof your garden, there’s lots of advice out there. Not all of it works.

Landlords, listen up!