How to Reuse Old Plastic Bottles: 15 Awesome Hacks

Do you wish to take control of your flowers and food’s growth? If so, then you should really think about buying some greenhouse plastic to begin building your agricultural haven. It has been found that a little over 1/3rd of modern households in the US are growing their own food now. This development has taken place because of something more complex and isn’t just a passing trend.

These Upcycled Plastic Pots Made into Expensive Planters will add an extraordinary appeal to your garden without burning a hole in your pocket. Try these today!

Looking for a budget-friendly way to upgrade your porch? Learn how to turn plastic plant pots into a beautiful DIY urn planter with this easy tutorial!

Ah, the pungent smell of marigolds – their distinctive fragrance tells me that summer has most definitely arrived.And once summer is at full tilt, I

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An old boot will provide ample space to grow to any shallow root plant.

Lawn sprinklers are an easy way to ensure the entire yard gets watered evenly. They not only save you a lot of time, but their mechanism ensures that you just have to turn on the tap and the rest is taken care of automatically. Especially during the hotter summer months when this functional DIY Garden Sprinkler will come to your rescue!

Compliment the beauty of your plants with these easy-to-make DIY Planter Hacks and make great-looking planters for that awesome look!

Have unused items in your kitchen? How about using them to grow plants? Here are 21 DIYs that will teach you to reuse kitchen items for indoor gardening.

Gloves are always of interest to gardeners – I have an enormous collection, many of which have holes in the fingers, so I think it is time to cull the less than perfect and invest in a few more. I came back from the show with a pair of MechanixWear womens’ leather-palmed gloves (£22) which are soft, comfortable and washable as well as extremely tough. The sizing is on the small side though so it’s best to buy larger than normal. Burgon & Ball always have innovative displays on their stand – their Love the Glove range (from £12.95) were displayed under glass domes. These gloves are ultra-soft but hardwearing, have padded palm and a wrist strap to keep debris out. www.burgonandball.com Sneeboer, makers of fine garden tools have had fun with one of their garden spades that they have fashioned into a stool – it’s not for sale, but I best they get lots of enquiries about it – so who knows, in the future it may be added to the range. Just the sort of thing the hipsters love! Trugs come in every shape and size and the Trugmake

In my earlier post about Sir Paul Smith, I wrote about the role of green as the anchor that holds everything in place in a garden – so it’s unsurprising that the greenness was what I noticed as I looked at some of the drawings of this year’s Chelsea gardens. No doubt, when we get to Chelsea our eyes will seek out the excitement, and the actual gardens will be further enlivened by shape, texture and the play of light, but it is useful to see the contribution that green makes to each of the gardens and bear it in mind for the planting in our own garden. Jo Thompson’s Sylvan Retreat will h

No More Plastic Labels I hate plastic labels, but I haven’t been able to find an affordable wooden alternative –  until now. Trawling the internet I scrolled past the lovely but pricey handcrafted wooden labels and came to a website offering packs of wooden tongue depressors (do you remember when the doctor would say ‘stick out your tongue and say aah’) costing a mere £1.55 for 100, including postage.