Make your own concrete planters
It's easy to make your own concrete hypertufa planters... My friend Cheryl and I had each heard about hypertufa container projects and been fascinated, but…
Diane’s greenhouse dream
Planning and building a glass greenhouse... Diane Manina, of Central California, has long dreamed of having a real glass greenhouse, and now after many years…
Dragon’s Blood sedum in a vintage wheelbarrow
Plant Profile: Sedum 'Dragon's Blood' This wheelbarrow was found on trash day, yes...I wheeled it away! I planted up the rusty old thing and keep…
How to make an easy stepping stone
Making a stepping stone from a plastic nursery flat My crafty friend, Cheryl, and I have been at it again! We had a brainstorm! This…
Using ‘found’ broken pots in the garden
How to use broken terracotta pots in the garden Oh, no! Someone has knocked down a pot of flowers and broken it! Ah, well, it…
Gardening in the Rain
[caption id="attachment_2328" align="aligncenter" width="332"] "Gardening in the Rain" by Brian Kershisnik[/caption] Does rain interrupt your gardening? First rain storm of the season and what gardener…
Cool Summer Spring
Making a water feature from an old planter insert [caption id="attachment_61" align="aligncenter" width="535"] Cast off planter insert transforms into patio pond[/caption] For three years, I…
Decorating a bowling ball for the garden
Garden orb of modest materials Many of us have seen these bowling ball spheres in the garden shown on our FMG Facebook page, but recently…
Starting from scratch-my junk stash
How a Flea Market Gardener is born You may wonder how in the world I became a ‘junque’ gardener. Well, I seem to have always…