Posts tagged: yard
A Giant Bonsai? Nope, just a Tree Pot.
By Chrisjob
Made of two identical sides, the Tree Pot gives an established arbol the look of a potted tree. With no cutting, digging, or root reassesment necessary, the Tree Pot by PID plays with scale and arrangement, and provides a perfect place to sit.
I likes.
Super Simple DIY Garden Candle Holders
By DIY Maven
Perfect for the patio, deck or just nestled in the backyard are these sweet and simple candle holders. To make them, you'll need to get yourself some coffee cans from an obliging restaurant, punch a few holes in them with a can opener and then spray them down with spray paint. Via Apartment Therapy.
How To: Quick, Easy, and Temporary Garden Lights.
By Chrisjob
Solar garden light kits are cool, but can be pricey, permanent, and are just begging to be run over with the lawnmower. So, here's a sweet DIY alternative: "make your own ultra-low cost temporary garden lights using LEDs, lithium coin cells, and mason jars."
Materials
- Lithium coin cell batteries
- Ultrabright LEDs with diffused lens
- Mason jars and lids
- Tape
Simply attached the LEDs to the batteries, and tape into place. Tape the whole t » READ MORE
Curbly Video Podcast: Build Your Own Mid-Century Modern Birdhouse.
By ChrisjobAnyone interested in design and architecture can appreciate the brilliant combination of modern materials and contemporary lifestyle patterns inhabitated in the classic mid-century modern ranch home. But rare is the lucky individual that'll every live in an Eichler or an iconic Case Study House. Heck, most of us will never even live in California.
So bring some modernism to your house, whatever its era, by creating a home for your native avian » READ MORE
How To Save Water in Your Garden and Yard.
By ChrisjobSummer water needs lead to shortages in some places, and increased water bills everywhere. Beyond bigger investments like rain barrels (which really aren't that expensive or inconvenient) and gray water systems, here's few tips from CasaSugar to better use water in your lawn and garden.
- Raise your mower's blade. Apparently, longer grass needs less water.
- Don't water unless the soil is dry 1 1/2 inches down
- Water your garden early
- Clump plan » READ MORE
Automated Sprinkler Systems: Responsible or Wasteful?
By ChrisjobThis Instructable got me thinking: in the era of resource-watching and water rationing, are automated sprinkler systems more responsible, as its organized and at the right time, or wasteful, as they can water when not necessary, etc? Are lawn sprinklers EVER okay anymore? Is is different for produce gardens?
33 DIY Projects for the Backyard.
By ChrisjobSunset magazine has assembled thirty-three of their free DIY backyard projects. From bocce courts to canvas party umbrellas, these can keep you busy, both building and enjoying, until the fall.
Adobe oven
Bocce court
Garden arbor bench
Easy arbor
Modern planter bench
Porch swing for two
Portable dining retreat
How to make a fountain
Strawberry pot fountain
Ultimate raised bed
Backyard potting center
Garden work center
Build a cold frame
Drip kits for » READ MORE
‘Boulder’ Disguises
By DIY Maven
Now that the snow has melted where I live, unsightly utility paraphernalia has come back into view. Planting some pretty foliage to hide junction boxes and pipes and such is always a good idea, but for immediate and complete disguise-ification we can always purchase some Mock Rocks®. Durable yet lightweight, the hollowed-out rocks can cover up a multitude of yard sins. Available in various sizes costing between 50 and 350 bucks at Plow and Hea » READ MORE
Mid-Century Birdhouses.
By ChrisjobYou may never get to live in an actual Case Study house, but that doesn't mean you can't look at one every day. "At Modern Birdhouses..., they've released a series inspired by architects of the Case Study Houses Program--specifically J.R. Davidson, Richard Neutra, and Ralph Rapson. They're made of SmartWood oiled teak, with floating aluminum roofs in three signature modern silhouettes, and they ship preassembled, so you don't have to be as g » READ MORE
30 Uses for a Dead Tree.
By ChrisjobIf you logged on to your local Craigslist, chances are you'd see at least one household with a dead or recently removed tree, begging for someone to help reuse the material. "Cool," you'd say, "but what would I do with a dead tree?"
DIYLife has 30 ideas.
1. Leave it standing.
2. Turn it into yard art.
CUT IT UP
3. Use planks for fencing.
4. Build a big brush pile for wildlife.
5. Make garden mulch.
6. Use it for firewood and/or kindling.
Compost On A Small Scale.
By ChrisjobI long for the days where I'll have enough space to properly compost my food waste. But, until then, I can find certainly find room
for the Green Cone.
Solarcone's Green Cone is an enclosed system - a "four-part injected molded unit" -that helps release the nutrients from organic products back into the groundsoil. "The Green Cone reduces food waste to its natural components of water, carbon dioxide and a small residue. The solar-heated garden unit » READ MORE
Best Backyard/Porch Accessories...
By vsgbeatriceI think, hands down, this one wins:
Found at: http://www.delight.com/Solar-Sun-Jar
Seriously, I want ten of them to line the walkway onto my porch.
How to have a yard sale (and make a few bucks, too!)
By badbadivyI was reading this post, and I realized people might benefit from a "how to have a yard sale" post. As the post says, yard sales are not for getting rich from. They're a good way to get rid of your excess crap. But with some good merchandising, you can generally make a little money from your yard sale, too.
- Set up your yard sale in advance. Yard salers start shopping at the crack of dawn, and are usually finished shopping by noon, so having it a » READ MORE
Yard sale shopping 101
By badbadivyMy husband would say I never met a yard sale I didn't like, but that's not exactly true. I've met plenty of yard sales with craptastic stuff in it that I really wish I hadn't even bothered to slow my car down to look at, much less stop and get out.
Even so, I do love me a good yard sale- I saw my first of the season just this past weekend, and if I hadn't been rushing to actually get somewhere, I would have stopped. Alas, I didn't have the time » READ MORE
