We had a great time with our gardening theme where we celebrated Mother Earth with such fun projects such as How-To: Plan a Garden pictured above. Here’s a roundup of all the fun projects, recipes, features, and more.
Next up for May is sewing!
Projects:
- How-To: Vitamin Bud Vase
- How-To: Repot an Orchid
- How-To: Make Your Own Pea Trellis
- Preserving Natural Plant Remedies: Percolation Tincture DIY
- How-To: Make a Wild Hanging Basket
- Stitch Up a Garden Tool Caddy
- How-To: Reflective Garden Decor from Recycled CDs
- How-To: Plant a Rainbow Container
- How-To: 5 Tips For Getting the Most Out of Cut Flowers
- How-To: Plant a Mod Container Garden
- How-To: Garden to Go
- Flashback: Fiesta Explosion Flower Pots
- How-To: Create a Glitter Garden Hat and Basket
- Skip the Flowers with a Fern Wedding Bouquet
- Recycled Gardening Tricks
- Build Your Own Raised Garden Bed
- How-To: Create a Container Garden
- Growing Asparagus
- The Best Cheap and Easy Gardening Tips
- Grow Your Own Microgreens at Home
- How-To: Plan a Garden
- Your Local Living Medicine Chest: Identification & Collection
- How-To: Tackle Box Planter
Features on Plants and Flowers:
- Roses are Red, Violets are Yellow?
- Clematis on Twig Trellis
- I Heart Geraniums
- The Last Grape Hyacinth in my Garden
- I Heart Japanese Maples
- Queen’s Tears Bromeliad
- Lady Banks Rose
- Wisteria at the O’Reilly Media Offices
- The Perfection of Ferns
- A Deliciously Overgrown Vegetable Garden
- Clematis Vines in the Garden
- Wild Flowers of the Forest
From Garden to Table Recipes:
- Recipe: White Bean Hummus with Spinach
- Linguini with Lemon-Roasted Asparagus and Goat Cheese
- Gardening Bazaar + Book Reviews
Video:
Contests:
Other Posts:
- Subversive Finds: Interview with Gayla Trail + Book Giveaway for Grow Great Grub
- My Visit to The Seed Bank
- Nomadic Orchard
- Wearing Flowers
- DIY Hanging Succulent Terrariums
- Plantable Paper Flowers
- The Cheap Vegetable Gardener LED Grow Box
- Vertical Succulent Gardens
- How-To: Design Your Small Container Garden
- How-To: Cold Frame from Recycled Materials
- Spoon Garden Markers
- How-to Make an Ikea Plate Bird Feeder
- Custom Simple Garden Stakes
- How-To: Light Bulb Terrarium
- How-To: DIY Seed Tape
- Garden Grid
- How-to Garden Projects Roundup
- Garden Pot Pick-Me-Up
- Learn to Make Plantable Gift Tags
- In the Makers Market: Stoplight lens bird feeders
- How-To: Inverted Tomato Planter
- How-To: Eggshell Seed Starter
I must say that my happiness levels have gone up as gardening has taken a more central role in my life. I discovered bonsai recently and I’m working on a bonsai display in my garden – highly recommended!