What You Need 26-ounce tin cans Bottle opener Work gloves Hammer Sharp nail Terra cotta saucer Votive candle Instructions 1. Remove labels, tops, and bottoms of 26-ounce tin cans. Use an old-fashion
Working with Foliage in Gardens
Foliage has the advantage of maintaining the look of a design throughout the season. Flowers, by contrast, can be fleeting, and therefore so is any plant combination that relies on them. Striking form and color
What You Need: These markers will add a rustic touch to your garden bed. Willow twigs Weather-resistant, small nails Birch bark (or whatever you have on hand -- tin flashing, copper, cedar shake, scrap lumber,
The Basics The Design The best way to design a formal garden is to begin with a focal point -- a sculpture, an architectural feature such as a pergola, left, or a water source -- which draws the eye to the cente
As showy as any of falls foliage, ornamental kale grabs attention throughout the season with its bright colors and ruffled, fringed, or scalloped forms. Known also as flowering kale, the leafy annual develops in
How to Press Flowers Lay flowers or leaves facedown on smooth, absorbent paper such as white blotter paper. Build layers of plant materials between sandwiches of paper. If the paper is embossed, like some paper
What You Need Clay flowerpotAcrylic paint in pale gray and olive greenSoft lint-free rag1-1/2-inch-diameter birch or other branch, approximately 18 inches longGlue gun and hotmelt adhesiveFloral foam6-inch-diame
Create the perfect wildlife oasis with shrubs and trees that not only give birds an available food source but provide essential shelter during winter. Plant a variety of seed-, nut-, and berry-bearing plants tha
Weekend Project: Decorate a Tree for the Birds
During winter, birds get by with a little help from their friends, if you festoon a tree with tasty treats.Enlist the kids to help with this fun and easy project, and then make it an annual ritual. Youll help th
The green season begins with the pale green cones of uncurling hostas and coils of fiddlehead ferns. Summer deepens new green into mature shades. Boulders, tree trunks, and ponds may disclose the startling lime gr
7 Tips for a Beautiful Winter Garden
In summertime, a garden is a riot of color and texture. But come the cold-weather months, a winter garden may be bereft of interest. See winter landscape tips from the Test Garden. It doesnt have to be so: Many
Classic Country Garden Flowers
Peonies Peonies offer gorgeous flowers and wonderful fragrance -- and heres the biggest plus: They are easy to grow. Plant them and forget them -- until, of course, they pop into bloom. Then get your clippers re
Beaded Hanging Lantern Enhance peaceful evening moodswith a constellation of twinklinglanterns. Hang these lanterns from hooks lining a path or to border a patio. The beaded hanging lantern is fashioned from wi
How to Use Warm Colors in the Garden
Winning Warm Color Combos How to Tie Your Front and Back Yards Together
Birdbaths come in a range of shapes and sizes, which matters little to the birds. But ensure that the basin sits on a sturdy base or pedestal that wont tip easily. Whether you purchase a ready-made birdbath or
Purple coneflower and coreopsis offer a colorful contrast in any wildflower garden. Birds love natural gardens because they can find all they need to survive in them. Seed heads of perennials and ornamental gras
Rearranging the garden furniture is a snap with a wheelbarrow bench. Fancy antique benches with a wheel on one end are hard to find and expensive when they turn up. We took a standard garden bench and added a whee
Stone Bench This sturdy bench -- or coffee table if you prefer -- is meant to look weathered and worn. We fashioned it from building-grade lumber, then roughed up the wood surface even more using an awl and wire b
Double Vase with a Twist For a modern look, layer two square glass vases -- one 6 inches, one 4 inches -- and float slices of tiny key limes in water between the two. Roses, peonies, Allium, Dendrobium, salvias,
Red Recital Red is your landscapes percussion, clamoring for attention like the crash of cymbals. The color of blood, heat, and love, red will alert, arouse, and energize. Just a bit of red packs a wallop in the yard -
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