9 uses for a rusty old rake in the garden
In praise of … the garden rake! Our old tools are worth keeping. Yes, they've done a good job all their lives and should be…
Vintage watering cans in the garden
Watering can wondrousness It's personal. I love watering cans and know not why... I don't remember seeing one at my childhood home and haven't had…
New garden benches using old salvaged materials
Every garden needs a bench or two or three! These gardeners have found interesting ways to make or adapt benches with a Flea Market Gardening …
Sue’s scattered sunflowers and what she did
A simple story of a stormy scattering of Sue's sunflowers and ,...her solution! One day in South Dakota, a storm blew strongly through and…
How To: Make a miniature garden with Diana
How to make a fantastically detailed miniature garden Here at Flea market Gardening, we like to make our own fairy garden accessories when ever possible.…
Bedtime in the Flea Market garden
Using junk bed frames in the garden You may have a garden bed, I have a few, too! But,…do you have a garden bed? These…
Kitchen counter composting
How to EASILY collect kitchen scraps for compost Flea Market Gardeners are recyclers indoors as well as out! Composting can be done on a small…
Sensational recycled solar lights in the garden
How to make easy recycled solar lights for your garden Solar lights have been around forever it seems and always come out in new styles…
Gorgeous gazebo from a recycled satellite dish
Build a Gazebo Out of a Recycled Satellite Dish These huge satellite dishes were popular for less than ten years! Now they've been discarded in…
Harvesting the straw bale garden
Straw bale gardening success! Here I'll describe: what I did, what I grew, successes and challenges, my favorite salad, my favorite vinaigrette, what I did…
Tree ‘planters’: Planting in a tree
Tree planters! Flea Market gardeners are a creative lot, making use of any nook or cranny they see in a cast off container(Anything that will…
Planting up an Antique Egg Basket
How to plant unique Flea Market containers The rain has come and the humidity has lifted leaving a coolness in the air that is quite…
Sissi’s flowery chaise lounge
Trash to absolute treasure! Sissi snagged this rusty old wire-work lounge, no longer useful for sitting. Her fantasy flower-filled lounge is a cool fresh focal…
Rescued plants for a Flea Market garden
'Flea Market gardeners' are always on the lookout for bargains for the garden and that includes plants, too! Most communities have end of the season…
My favorite garden equipment
Best garden tools for beginning gardeners ....add your own in a comment! Anytime is a good time to evaluate your garden tools. During the…
Doing More With Mason Jars
Why do we like Mason jars so much? Why are they on every Flea Market gardener's shopping list? If you like Mason jars as much…
My Flea Market Garden play kitchen
...and my best garden treasure... Finding my 'find' Some time ago, I went to my local nursery and was stopped in my tracks by what…
Make a ‘bleachy’ garden T-shirt
How to make a bleachy garden tee [caption id="attachment_6655" align="aligncenter" width="300"] My bleached garden t-shirt[/caption] Here's an easy craft to make during the mid-day heat…
Bicycle wheel wonderfulness in the garden
Wheel Genius! How to use wheels and glass for garden art Wonderful things can be done with a humble bicycle wheel here at Flea Market…
Easy Project: Garden stack-a-pots
Stack-a-pots in the garden We've all seen tipsy pots,...pots tipped this way and that on a pole. But Emily Louise Campanell started a trend to…