I'm a Southerner & we Southerners love a good front porch!
16.06.2023 - 05:49 / blog.theenduringgardener.com
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.
They are 15cm long by 2cm wide, so there is plenty of room to write on them – and if they inadvertently end up in the compost heap, they will eventually compost down, unlike the plastic labels.
.I'm a Southerner & we Southerners love a good front porch!
I don’t know if somebody else has already shared this or not...but I went to sit outside today and the chair was just gross looking! I started to clean it, and then went to grab some spray paint from the garage.
Begin by cutting the plastic bottle in the middle. To cut a plastic bottle in half, you will need a sharp object such as a pair of scissors or a utility knife.
Are you enchanted by those Dandelions? Today we are making some gorgeous lanterns from very humble materials: plastic bottles from your recycle bin, and paper!
Don’t let the small space in your studio home stop you from growing more houseplants! Here are some Genius Space Saving Moves to Grow More Indoor Plants in Your Apartment.
Every plant needs a different amount of light to grow, and you have to be a little careful when it comes to their sun exposure. So, is there any way to be sure of it? Yes, there is. Here are the most important Signs Your Indoor Plants Need More Sunlight.
You can make plant pots out of anything–bottles, toys, cups, jugs, glasses are some of the examples. Find out some of the creative DIY ideas here.
Once the results are in, the organisations involved will have a better picture of the scale of the problem we face here in the UK. They also will have better facts to take to government (both local and national) and the organisations who create or use the plastic — such as food companies — to lobby for alternative packaging solutions.Like with any project of this kind I'm sure the results will lead to further questions and the potential need to drill down further in the data. Whilst there are 19 categories of plastic in the survey, many of them are quite broad and only give an idea of numbers not volume. For instance one of my pieces of plastic this morning is the small wrapper which goes around a milk bottle. This sits along
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!
Mix your favorite paint color and sand together. It produces a textured finish on anything you paint. I mixed gray paint and sand together to achieve an aged concrete look on a plastic planter.