I never thought twice about the garden gnome craze but when I needed to decorate my yard during the stay at home order, suddenly making one from scrap wood was a great idea!
28.06.2023 - 09:29 / hometalk.com
DIY, Gardening
With the gardening season upon us, there is no better time to make these easy, fun, and beautiful upcycled DIY garden markers. What better way to “go green” than in the garden by upcycling tin can tops to mark all your plants, flowers, and trees.
Garden markers are essential for every garden.
Every year when I start to plant the garden, I am faced with the same question. What am I going to use to mark my plants and flowers? In the past, I have tried not using markers. Surely, I will remember what I planted, right?! Wrong. I can’t remember what I had for breakfast, I’m not sure what made me think I’d ever remember what I planted in the garden weeks earlier. Inevitably, without markers, I forget at least a couple varieties of things I planted in the garden that season and then kick myself for not marking them.
In my experience, plastic markers from the home improvement store get brittle and end up breaking due to the fluctuating weather conditions here in the south. I have also tried higher-end, beautiful, copper markers that were given to me as a gift. Although they looked gorgeous in the garden, after a year, they were unusable for the next season.
Hard as I’ve tried, I cannot find a garden marker that will last more than one season. I also know from experience that going without markers is not the best idea. Therefore, this year I was determined to come up with a DIY garden marker that I can use season after season… Guess what? I think I found it!
Everything you need to make your own DIY garden markers:
My favorite kind of DIY involves recycling, repurposing, or upcycling. Why not use what we already have or something we would likely be throwing away for a new purpose? The beauty of these DIY garden markers
I never thought twice about the garden gnome craze but when I needed to decorate my yard during the stay at home order, suddenly making one from scrap wood was a great idea!
*Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Blue Ridge Tools.*
Adding fun and magical garden features for kids can help to turn a typical family garden into something extra-special, a place where kids will always be delighted to spend some time. As spring arrives and the weather begins to warm, it is a good time to think about what fun features you might add to your outdoor space.
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